An outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis among soldiers in Belém, Pará State, Brazil, caused by Leishmania (Viannia) lindenbergi n. sp. A new leishmanial parasite of man in the Amazon region

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Silveira, Fernando Tobias
Ishikawa, Edna Aoba Yassui
Souza, Adelson Alcimar Almeida de
Lainson, Ralph
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Eight cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis are recorded among soldiers of the Brazilian Forest Infantry stationed in Belém, State of Pará, north of Brazil. The infections, all acquired during manoeuvres in nearby degraded primary forest, are attributed to a new member of the subgenus Viannia, Leishmania (V.) lindenbergi n. sp. A further infection by this parasite was encountered in a woman, who lived very close to the same piece of forest. The new parasite has been characterised and differentiated from other known species of the subgenus Viannia following the combined use of enzyme electrophoresis and monoclonal antibodies techniques. The eco-epidemiology of L. (V.) lindenbergi is discussed: by far the most abundant anthropophilic sandfly in the type locality was identified as Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) antunesi (Coutinho), and this remains high on the list of possible vectors. Huit cas de leishmaniose cutanée ont été observés chez des militaires stationnés à Bélem, dans lÆ+tat de Pará, au nord du Brésil. Les infections, contractées durant des man£uvre dans la forêt primaire degradée sont attribuées à un nouveau membre du sous-genre Viannia, Leishmania (V.) Ilndenbergi n. sp. Une autre infection par ce parasite a été óbseevée chez une femme vivant dans la même région forestiÞre. Ce noveau parasite a été différencié des autres espÞces connues du sous-genre Viannia par les techniques dÆélectrophorÞse enzymatiques et dÆanticorps monoclonaux. LÆeco-epidemiologie de L (V.) lindenbergi est discutée : Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) antunesi {Coutinho}, trÞs abondant dans cette région, apparat en premier sur la liste des possibles vecteurs.
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SILVEIRA, Fernando Tobias et al. An outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis among soldiers in Belém, Pará State, Brazil, caused by Leishmania (Viannia) lindenbergi n. sp. A new leishmanial parasite of man in the Amazon region. Parasite, v. 9, n. 1, p. 43-50, Mar. 2002.xmlui.dri2xhtml.METS-1.0.item-decsPrimary
Leishmaniose Cutânea / diagnósticoLeishmaniose Cutânea / epidemiologia
Leishmania / classificação
Leishmania / isolamento & purificação
Psychodidae / classificação
Anticorpos Monoclonais / imunologia
Militares
Belém (PA)