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ArticleTherapeutic advances in infectious disease

Visceral leishmaniasis in the island of Margarita, Venezuela: a neglected parasitic infection in the Caribbean.

Gerardine García Oronoz, Laura C Pedraza-Arévalo, Andrés F Henao-Martínez, Carlos Franco-Paredes, José A Suarez

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5 authors.

Gerardine García OronozPediatric Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital Dr. Jesus Garcia Coello, Judibana, Venezuela.
Laura C Pedraza-ArévaloFundación Universitaria Juan N Corpas, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6129-1062
Andrés F Henao-MartínezInfectious Diseases Division, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, 12700 E. 19th Avenue, Mail Stop B168, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7363-8652
Carlos Franco-ParedesInfectious Diseases Division, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora CO, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8757-643X
José A SuarezInstituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud (ICGES), Panamá City, Panamá.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Visceral leishmaniasis carries a significant burden of disease in the Americas with up to 7000 cases reported annually. There are several reports of autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis cases in the Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic, Guadalupe, Martinique, and Trinidad and Tobago. However, we lack recent clinical description and epidemiologic data of visceral leishmaniasis in other islands in the Caribbean. Herein, we describe an autochthonous case of visceral leishmaniasis in the Caribbean Island of Margarita in Venezuela. This index case of visceral leishmaniasis highlights the need for further regional surveillance efforts to identify animal reservoirs and to monitor the occurrence of further clinical cases. Additionally, there is an urgent need for implementing vector control strategies.

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amastigoteCaribbeanendemicMargarita IslandVenezuelavisceral leishmaniasis

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PMID34377462
PMCPMC8320547

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