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Map of Brazil showing the localities where Leishmania (Viannia) lindenbergi was already detected. The Amazon region is presented in grey, and in green are the two States (PA = Para; RO = Rondonia) showing the municipalities that presented cases of human cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L. lindenbergi.
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F1
She reported that the infection may be related to labor activities and was acquired on "Estrada do Indio" (Federal Road 319), a federal highway that connects the cities of Porto Velho and Humaita, in the Brazilian states of Rondonia and Amazonas, respectively (Fig. 1).
PMC6532396_02
Map of Brazil showing the localities where Leishmania (Viannia) lindenbergi was already detected. The Amazon region is presented in grey, and in green are the two States (PA = Para; RO = Rondonia) showing the municipalities that presented cases of human cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L. lindenbergi.
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F1
She reported that the infection may be related to labor activities and was acquired on "Estrada do Indio" (Federal Road 319), a federal highway that connects the cities of Porto Velho and Humaita, in the Brazilian states of Rondonia and Amazonas, respectively (Fig. 1).
Single cutaneous Leishmaniasis lesion associated with Leishmania lindenbergi observed in a patient (Patient 2) from the State of Rondonia, Brazil. Clinical diagnosis was confirmed by direct and indirect parasitological tests (see Table 1 for details), and Leishmania species identification was achieved by Multilocus Enzyme Electrophoresis (MLEE).
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F2
In December 2015, another patient, a 50-year-old woman (Patient 2), with a cutaneous lesion on the left hand (Fig. 2) was seen at CEMETRON.