Reacción de antígenos de Leishmania (Leishmania) mexicana con sueros de pacientes con leishmaniosis cutánea de Sinaloa, México

Abstract

New potentially immunodominant L. mexicana antigens were detected, suggesting that this parasite could be the species responsible for human infection in Sinaloa.

Notes on Phlebotomine sand flies of Michoacán, Mexico, with a key

“…com. ), human leishmaniases have been recorded in all south and southeastern states, in the costal slope states of the Pacific toward Sinaloa (Ochoa-Díaz et al 2012, Salazar-Mejía et al 2010 and in the Gulf of Mexico toward Tamaulipas, with a few cases recorded in the High Plateau states, specifically in Durango (Pérez-Vega et al 2009), Coahuila (Díaz-Nájera 1971 and Nuevo León (Simpson et al 1968). Sánchez-Tejeda et al (2001) recorded about 326 cases of human local cutaneous leishmaniasis from 1987 to 1994 in Nayarit (currently a total of approximately 1,200 cases), but in neighboring southern states (Colima and Michoacán) there are almost no reports of cases, except one of diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Balsas River Basin of Michoacán.…”

Neglected Tropical Diseases - Latin America and the Caribbean

“…In Mexico, both visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis are present, mainly in the southern part of the country, but some cases have also been detected in northern states such as Sinaloa and Durango (Salazar-Mejia et al 2010;Perez-Vega et al 2009). In Mexico, both visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis are present, mainly in the southern part of the country, but some cases have also been detected in northern states such as Sinaloa and Durango (Salazar-Mejia et al 2010;Perez-Vega et al 2009).…”

Molecular Diagnosis of Leishmania mexicana in a Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Case in Sinaloa, Mexico

“…VL has been found in Guerrero and Morelos, and MCL has been found in Tabasco and Chiapas (CordovaUscanga et al 1993, Rodríguez Domínguez 2002, Pérez-Vega et al 2009, Salazar-Mejía et al 2010. In Sinaloa state, CL has been reported since 1996 (Rodríguez Domínguez 2002); however, the etiological species has not been identified at the molecular level.…”