| study of an outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in venezuela. the role of domestic animals. | during an outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a locality (las rosas, cojedes state, venezuela) previously non-endemic, 12.9% of humans, 7% of dogs and 21.4% of donkeys (equus asinus) had lesions with parasites. the agent in the three hosts was identified as leishmania braziliensis, subspecies braziliensis at least in man and donkey. the probable vector was lutzomyia panamensis. no infection was found in a small sample of wild mammals examined. the outbreak was apparently linked with the impor ... | 1984 | 6535915 |
| [evaluation of immunity against venezuelan equine encephalitis virus and dengue in the human population of san carlos, the almirante padilla island municipality, zulia state, venezuela. 1996]. | the insular municipality of almirante padilla, historically, has been affected by venezuelan equine encephalitis (vee) epidemics, that have occurred cyclically in the paez, mara and almirante padilla municipalities of the state of zulia. during the last epidemic outbreak (1995), the studies reported a great number of cases of vee in humans, based on epidemiologic-clinical diagnosis; occupying this municipality, the first place in the attack rate by the virus. at the same time, dengue has been de ... | 2001 | 11552505 |
| [antibodies against venezuelan equine encephalitis in the human population of the mara district of the state of zulia, venezuela]. | antibodies against venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (veev) were studied in the human population of mara district, zulia state, venezuela. two hundred thirty nine blood samples were taken from the towns of san rafael de mara, santa cruz de mara, la sierrita-4 bocas, carrasquero, isla de san carlos e isla de toas, during june, july and september, 1988. donors samples were classified by age, sex and serological titres. eighty nine were less than 15 years old (37.2%) and 150, over 15 years old ( ... | 1990 | 2101637 |