Cutaneous leishmaniasis in western Venezuela caused by infection with Leishmania venezuelensis and L. braziliensis variants.

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Published in Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg on December 07, 1992

Authors

R Bonfante-Garrido1, E Meléndez, S Barroeta, M A de Alejos, H Momen, E Cupolillo, D McMahon-Pratt, G Grimaldi

Author Affiliations

1: Seccion de Parasitología, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Centro Occidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela.

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