Leishmaniasis in Spain.

Sun Feb 4 10:38:09 BRST 2001

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Dear colleagues:

Can anyone supply me with the following information?

1. How many human cases of VL and CL were reported in Spain and Portugal =
during the last five years?=20
2. Were any of these from Galicia or northern Portugal, and if so, were =
they established as being autochthonous? =20
3. Is reporting of leishmaniasis cases mandatory in Portugal (as I =
believe it is in Spain)?
4. What is the prevalence of VL infection in dogs in these two countries =
and how is it distributed?

I would be very grateful to anyone whom could supply me with this =
information or tell where it is available.

Bruce Alexander Ph.D
Visiting researcher,=20
Centro de Pesquisas Rene Rachou (MS-FIOCRUZ)
Avenida Augusto de Lima 1715
Belo Horizonte MG 30190-002
BRAZIL =20

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear colleagues:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Can anyone supply me with the following =

information?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1. How many human cases of VL and CL =
were reported=20
in Spain and Portugal during the last five years?&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2. Were any of these from Galicia or =
northern=20
Portugal, and if so, were they established as being=20
autochthonous?&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3. Is reporting of leishmaniasis cases =
mandatory in=20
Portugal (as I believe it is in Spain)?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>4. What is the prevalence of VL =
infection in dogs=20
in these two countries and how is it distributed?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I would be very grateful to anyone whom =
could=20
supply me with this information or tell where it is =
available.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bruce Alexander Ph.D</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Visiting researcher, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Centro de Pesquisas Rene Rachou=20
(MS-FIOCRUZ)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Avenida Augusto de Lima =
1715</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Belo Horizonte MG =
30190-002</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>BRAZIL</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;</DIV></BODY></HTML>

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