Leishmaniasis among gold miners, French Guiana.(Letter to the editor)

Emerging Infectious Diseases | July 1, 2006| | Copyright

To the Editor: In 2004, the Cayenne General Hospital and public health centers recorded 348 new cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in French Guiana (1). A case of CL was considered confirmed if cutaneous lesions were present for [greater than or equal to] 2 weeks; the patient had a compatible epidemiologic history; and microscopic examination of dermal scrapings, parasite cultivation, or both showed positive results for Leishmania. According to the population estimate given by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economical Studies (INSEE, Cayenne), the ...

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