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Leishmaniose tegumentar americana em centro de treinamento militar localizado na Zona da Mata de Pernambuco, Brasil
1998; Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine; Volume: 31; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s0037-86821998000600012
ISSN1678-9849
AutoresSinval Pinto Brandão-Filho, Maria Edileuza Felinto de Brito, Clediane A. Pereira Martins, I. Sommer, Hélio França Valença, Francisco A. Almeida, Judilson Gomes,
Tópico(s)Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
ResumoAn outbreak of American cutaneous leishmaniasis has been occurred in military training unit localized in 'Zona da Mata' of Pernambuco State, Brazil, where were registered 26 human cases. An epidemiological survey was carried out by entomological investigation and Montenegro skin test (MST). Lutzomyia choti presents predominance (89.9%) in sandflies identified. Out of 545 men who realized training activities were 24.12% positive to MST.
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