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February 14, 2013PLoS ONEOpen Access

Divergent Profile of Emerging Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Subtropical Brazil: New Endemic Areas in the Southern Frontier

Mariel Marlow Marise Mattos Maria Ernestina Makowiecky Iriane Eger André Luiz Rossetto Edmundo C. Grisard Mário Steindel

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Abstract

CL is now endemic in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, with case profiles varying significantly by region. L. (V.) braziliensis has been identified as the predominant species in the region.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8a99918b0ca7f91d18c65 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056177

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