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van der Meide W, de Vries H, Pratlong F, van der Wal A, Sabajo L, 2008. Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis infection, Suriname. Emerg Infect Dis 14: 857–859.
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Tojal da Silva AC, Cupolillo E, Volpini AC, Almeida R, Romero GA, 2006. Species diversity causing human cutaneous leishmaniasis in Rio Branco, state of Acre, Brazil. Trop Med Int Health 11: 1388–1398.
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First Cases of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi Infection in Surinam
Pieter-Paul A. M. van Thiel
Pieter-Paul A. M. van Thiel
Department of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine and Aids, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Section Parasitology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Ministry of Defense, The Hague, The Netherlands
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Tom van Gool
Tom van Gool
Department of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine and Aids, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Section Parasitology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Ministry of Defense, The Hague, The Netherlands
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Piet A. Kager
Piet A. Kager
Department of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine and Aids, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Section Parasitology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Ministry of Defense, The Hague, The Netherlands
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Aldert Bart
Aldert Bart
Department of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine and Aids, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Section Parasitology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Ministry of Defense, The Hague, The Netherlands
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Surinam is generally caused by infection by Leishmania guyanensis. We report three cases of infection with Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi, a Leishmania species not described from Surinam before. Treatment with pentamidine proved to be effective.
Author Notes
Authors' addresses: Pieter-Paul A. M. van Thiel and Piet A. Kager, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine and Aids, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, E-mail: p.p.vanthiel@amc.uva.nl. Tom van Gool and Aldert Bart, Section Parasitology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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1.
Schwartz E, Hatz C, Blum J, 2006. New world cutaneous leishmaniasis in travellers. Lancet Infect Dis 6: 342–349.
-
2.
van der Meide WF, Jensema AJ, Akrum RA, Sabajo LO, Lai A Fat RF, Lambregts L, Schallig HD, van der Paardt M, Faber WR, 2008. Epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Suriname: a study performed in 2006. Am J Trop Med Hyg 79: 192–197.
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3.
van der Meide W, de Vries H, Pratlong F, van der Wal A, Sabajo L, 2008. Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis infection, Suriname. Emerg Infect Dis 14: 857–859.
-
4.
Marfurt J, Niederwieser I, Makia ND, Beck HP, Felger I, 2003. Diagnostic genotyping of Old and New World Leishmania species by PCR-RFLP. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 46: 115–124.
-
5.
Lainson R, Shaw JJ, 1989. Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi sp. n., a parasite of the armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus (L.) in Amazonian Brazil.Ann Parasitol Hum Comp 64: 3–9.
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6.
Grimaldi G Jr, Momen H, Naiff RD, Mahon-Pratt D, Barrett TV, 1991. Characterization and classification of leishmanial parasites from humans, wild mammals, and sand flies in the Amazon region of Brazil.Am J Trop Med Hyg 44: 645–661.
-
7.
Lainson R, Shaw JJ, Silveira FT, Braga RR, Ishikawa EA, 1990. Cutaneous leishmaniasis of man due to Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi Lainson and Shaw, 1989.Ann Parasitol Hum Comp 65: 282–284.
-
8.
Naiff RD, Freitas RA, Naiff MF, Arias JR, Barrett TV, Momen H, Grimaldi GJ, 1991. Epidemiological and nosological aspects of Leishmania naiffi Lainson & Shaw, 1989. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 86: 317–321.
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9.
Tojal da Silva AC, Cupolillo E, Volpini AC, Almeida R, Romero GA, 2006. Species diversity causing human cutaneous leishmaniasis in Rio Branco, state of Acre, Brazil. Trop Med Int Health 11: 1388–1398.
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10.
Darie H, Deniau M, Pratlong F, Lanotte F, Talarmin A, Millet P, Houin R, Dedet JP, 1995. Cutaneous leishmaniasis of humans due to Leishmania (Viannia) naiffi outside Brazil. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 89: 476–477.
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11.
Pratlong F, Deniau M, Darie H, Eichenlaub S, Pröll S, Garrabe E, le Guydec T, Dedet JP, 2002. Human cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania naiffi is wide-spread in South America. Ann Trop Med Parasitol 96: 781–785.
-
12.
Rotureau B, Ravel C, Nacher M, Couppié P, Curtet I, Dedet JP, Carme B, 2006. Molecular epidemiology of Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis in French Guiana. J Clin Microbiol 44: 468–473.
-
13.
Lainson R, 1998. Ecological interactions in the transmission of the leishmaniases. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 321: 389–404.
-
14.
Husson AM, 1978. The Mammals of Suriname. Leiden: Brill Archive, 263–264.
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15.
Bruijning CF, 1957. Man-biting sandflies (Phlebotomus) in the endemic leishmaniasis area of Surinam. Doc Med Geogr Trop 9: 229–236.
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