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LEISHMANIASIS - BOLIVIA: (LA PAZ)
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Date: Sat 1 Dec 2018
Source: Pagina Siete [In Spanish, trans., edited]
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The Departmental Health Service (SEDES) of La Paz reported yesterday
[30 Nov 2018] that this year [2018], to date, 1101 positive cases of
leishmaniasis have been reported. "We have 1101 cases reported and
confirmed with a laboratory in the department of La Paz," said Gunder
Gutierrez, head of the SEDES vector-borne diseases program. He
recommended that people take preventive measures if they visit endemic
areas, such as using repellents, wearing long-sleeved clothing and
avoiding staying out in the open after sunset.

Gutierrez indicated that in the La Paz municipality of Ixiamas, where
the Madidi National Park is located, this year [2018] 42 cases were
reported, and this sector registered 2. He indicated that there would
not be an epidemic in that sector, but if the vector issue is in that
place.

According to the authority, to access the medication, patients have to
meet a series of requirements, such as the clinical record,
epidemiology and personal documents, among others. The Dermatology
unit of the Hospital de Clinicas de La Paz reported on Thursday [29
Nov 2018] the outbreak of cases of leishmaniasis in the Madidi, a
tourist site that is located in the northeast of the department of La
Paz.

The specialists explain that the vector now adapts to the urban areas
of the Yungas of La Paz. "We have cases of leishmaniasis in Arcopongo,
Palos Blancos, Caranavi, La Asunta, Chulumani and others; in fact,
from the Yungas of La Paz, but what is striking is that Madidi
patients have begun to arrive," the chief of the Dermatology unit of
the Hospital de Clinicas de La Paz, Sandra Encinas, said.

Encinas explained that the Hospital de Clinicas is the only place
where the treatment for leishmaniasis is performed. "Before we had few
patients, but now we register at least 15 a month," he said.

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[Leishmaniasis in Bolivia has been reviewed (Alvar J, Velez ID, Bern
C, et al. Leishmaniasis worldwide and global estimates of its
incidence. PLoS ONE 2012;7(5):e35671
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Bolivia has the highest incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in
Latin America, with 33 cases per 100 000 population reported in 2006.
In the department La Paz, the forest of the Yungas area is highly
endemic for CL. Most CL cases are caused by _Leishmania braziliensis_,
and 10% to 20% of all CL cases progress to mucosal leishmaniasis, more
than anywhere else in the Americas, with the municipality of Palos
Blancos in the Yungas region the most affected. In addition, 12% of
dogs are seropositive in areas highly endemic for CL. - Mod.EP

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[See Also:
2015
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Leishmaniasis - Bolivia (TR):
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