Distribution and Etiology of Leishmaniasis in Colombia

Augusto Corredor Instituto Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud, Youngstown State University, Yale University School of Medicine, University of Florida, Bogota, Colombia

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Richard D. Kreutzer Instituto Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud, Youngstown State University, Yale University School of Medicine, University of Florida, Bogota, Colombia

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Robert B. Tesh Instituto Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud, Youngstown State University, Yale University School of Medicine, University of Florida, Bogota, Colombia

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Jorge Boshell Instituto Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud, Youngstown State University, Yale University School of Medicine, University of Florida, Bogota, Colombia

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Maria T. Palau Instituto Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud, Youngstown State University, Yale University School of Medicine, University of Florida, Bogota, Colombia

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Elvia Caceres Instituto Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud, Youngstown State University, Yale University School of Medicine, University of Florida, Bogota, Colombia

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Sofia Duque Instituto Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud, Youngstown State University, Yale University School of Medicine, University of Florida, Bogota, Colombia

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Dioselina Pelaez Instituto Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud, Youngstown State University, Yale University School of Medicine, University of Florida, Bogota, Colombia

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Gerzain Rodriguez Instituto Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud, Youngstown State University, Yale University School of Medicine, University of Florida, Bogota, Colombia

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Santiago Nichols Instituto Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud, Youngstown State University, Yale University School of Medicine, University of Florida, Bogota, Colombia

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Carlos A. Hernandez Instituto Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud, Youngstown State University, Yale University School of Medicine, University of Florida, Bogota, Colombia

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Alberto Morales Instituto Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud, Youngstown State University, Yale University School of Medicine, University of Florida, Bogota, Colombia

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David G. Young Instituto Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud, Youngstown State University, Yale University School of Medicine, University of Florida, Bogota, Colombia

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Cristina Ferro de Carrasquilla Instituto Nacional de Salud, Ministerio de Salud, Youngstown State University, Yale University School of Medicine, University of Florida, Bogota, Colombia

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1990.42.206
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Volume 42: Issue 3
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206–214
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A total of 340 Leishmania strains, isolated from humans, animals, and sand flies from various regions of Colombia, were examined by isozyme electrophoresis. Seven different Leishmania species were identified. Leishmania panamensis and L. braziliensis were the most common, representing 53.8% and 30.3% of the total, respectively. Isolation rates of the other species were as follows: L. chagasi, 9.4%; L. guyanensis, 2.6%; L. amazonensis, 1.8%; L. mexicana, 0.8%; and a new species requiring additional study, 1.2%. Statistical analyses of representative L. panamensis and L. braziliensis isolates indicated that the populations of these 2 species are genetically very similar. L. panamensis may have a continuous distribution in Colombia west of the eastern Andes Mountains and L. braziliensis may have a continuous distribution east of the western Andes Mountains. Information is given on disease manifestations of the parasites in human hosts and on isolation records from sand flies and animals.

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Copyright © 1990 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1990
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Mar 1990
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