Leishmaniasis among gold miners, French Guiana

Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 Jul;12(7):1169-70. doi: 10.3201/eid1207.051466.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Conservation of Natural Resources
  • French Guiana / epidemiology
  • Gold
  • Humans
  • Leishmania guyanensis / genetics
  • Leishmania guyanensis / isolation & purification
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / epidemiology*
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / parasitology
  • Mining
  • Occupational Exposure
  • Risk Factors

Substances

  • Gold