| patients' associations and the control of leishmaniasis in peru. | american mucocutaneous leishmaniasis is an important health problem in peru, particularly in the mountainous cuzco region, where 25% of all new cases reported in 1989 were located. cases have increased considerably since the beginning of the 1980s, when large-scale seasonal migration to endemic zones occurred, particularly the forest area of madre de dios, following the discovery of new gold deposits there, and the deterioration in the economic situation in peru. following the lack of official r ... | 1997 | 9141749 |