Andrade Maria Sandra, Brito Maria Edileuza Felinto, Silva Salomão Thomaz da, Ishikawa Edna, Carvalho Silvia Maria Santos, Brandão-Filho Sinval Pinto
Instituto Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, PE.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2009 Sep-Oct;42(5):594-6. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822009000500022.
A new outbreak of American tegumentary leishmaniasis among military personnel is reported, with 71 cases confirmed by means of clinical, epidemiological and laboratory criteria. Seven samples were isolated and were identified as Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. The occurrence of outbreaks in this region confirms the endemic nature of this disease, and the magnitude of the occurrence seems to be related to non-adoption of individual protection measures.
据报道，军事人员中出现了新一轮美洲皮肤利什曼病疫情，通过临床、流行病学和实验室标准确诊了71例病例。分离出7个样本，鉴定为巴西利什曼原虫（维扬亚利什曼原虫）。该地区疫情的发生证实了这种疾病的地方性特征，而且疫情规模似乎与未采取个人防护措施有关。
