Parasitological and molecular diagnosis of cutaneous leishmaniasis among indigenous peoples in the state of Roraima, Brazil.
Joseneide Viana de AlmeidaCristian Ferreira de SouzaIsabela de Oliveira TeixeiraHugo Oswaldo ValdiviaDaniella Castanheira BartholomeuReginaldo Peçanha BrazilPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2020)
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is indistinctly present among indigenous peoples from different regions of the state of Roraima. Individuals from seven of the ten existing ethnic groups in the state tested positive for CL, demonstrating the need for further investigation of the disease among these ethnic groups.
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