Comparison of small mammal prevalence of Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana in five foci of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the State of Campeche, Mexico Comparación de las prevalencias de Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana en mamíferos pequeños en cinco focos de leishmaniosis cutánea en el estado de Campeche, México

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: N.R. Van Wynsberghe, S.B. Canto-Lara, E.I. Sosa-Bibiano, N.A. Rivero-Cárdenas, F.J. Andrade-Narváez
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2009
• Subjects: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis; Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana; Mammals; Prevalence; Mexico; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Invierno; Libertad
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652009000200006; https://doaj.org/article/34c53281ae9b4f39a8592aa7c74a2fbe

In the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, 95% of the human cases of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis are caused by Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana with an incidence rate of 5.08 per 100,000 inhabitants. Transmission is limited to the winter months (November to March). One study on wild rodents has incriminated Ot...