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    Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Jan;86(1):108-14.

    American visceral leishmaniasis in Chiapas, Mexico.

    Pastor-Santiago JA, Chávez-López S, Guzmán-Bracho C, Flisser A, Olivo-Díaz A.

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    Departamento de Prevención y Control de Enfermedades Transmitidas por Vector, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México.

    Abstract

    We report the results of a study conducted during 1990-2006 with 89 cases of American visceral leishmaniasis in Chiapas State in southeastern Mexico and a seroprevalence study performed with 726 persons and 224 dogs that lived near cases of American visceral leishmaniasis. Clinical aspects, epidemiologic profiles, and risk factors are described. Most cases were in children ≤ 5 years of age, the prevalence of seropositive persons was 77%. The main risk factors associated with this disease were having 1-3 rooms in a house compared with ≥ 4 rooms, having a roof that was not made of cement, and having domestic animals. In contrast, only 19% of dogs were seropositive, suggesting that this species is not important in the transmission cycle of Leishmania. These data indicate that active transmission is taking place in the central valley of Chiapas State, Mexico, in communities located < 1,000 meters above sea level near the Grijalva River.

    PMID:
    22232459
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC3247117
    [Available on 2013/1/1]

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