Insights into the transmission cycle of cutaneous leishmaniasis from an endemic community in rural Guatemala

Insights into the transmission cycle of cutaneous leishmaniasis from an endemic community in rural Guatemala

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a parasitic vector-borne disease prevalent in 90 countries. Despite its endemicity in Guatemala, key transmission factors are still unknown. To address this, we characterized sand fly populations and Leishmania parasites in a Guatemalan community in 2022. We visited t...

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Main Authors: Yaimie Lopez, Aitor Casas-Sanchez, Byron Arana, Nidia Rizzo, Erick Duran, Norma Padilla, Andrea de la Vega, Esteban Bustamante, Álvaro Acosta-Serrano, Renata Mendizabal-Cabrera
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
Series:Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Sand fly
Transmission
Cutaneous leishmaniasis
Epidemiology
Guatemala
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667114X25000044
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