Outbreak of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis among military personnel in French Guiana, 2020: Clinical, phylogenetic, individual and environmental aspects.

BackgroundCutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in French Guiana but cases are usually sporadic.An outbreak signal was issued on May 15th 2020 with 15 suspected cases after a military training course in the rainforest.An outbreak investigation was carried out.Methodology/principal findingsThirty cases were confirmed.Leishmania guyanensis was the

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