| [epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in bolivia. 2. transmission patterns]. | in bolivia the transmission of tegumentary leishmaniasis due to leishmania (v.) braziliensis depends both on environmental factors and human activities. in the yungas, transmission takes place in the houses during the night. the vector is lutzomyia nuneztovari anglesi le pont & desjeux, which enters the houses after 10 p.m. and leaves them before 6 a.m. this transmission pattern explains why men and women are equally infected, generally before 10 years old. some more adults are infected very lik ... | 1989 | 2629644 |