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| | American cutaneous leishmaniasis outbreak, Tartagal City, Province of Salta, Argentina, 1993 Revista do Instituto de ... (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | American mucocutaneous leishmaniasis has been endemic in the northern provinces of Argentina, with human cases known since 1917(10,20) Reporting of leishmaniasis is mandatory (Law 15465), and the national records up to the 80's indicated that the average number of cases usually ranged from 40 to 90 per year, distributed in nine provinces2,3. |
 | | However, an outbreak due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis took place in the province of Salta, Argentina, from 1984 to 1987, involving periurban areas, with similar incidence in males and females as well as within the youngest 15,16,19. |
 | | Tartagal, one of the most affected areas during the 1993 outbreak, is the third city in importance of the province of Salta with 51,250 inhabitants. |
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