New Tropical Disease Detected in Brazil Defies Treatment [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

Researchers in Brazil have identified a new disease that causes severe damage to the liver, spleen and skin.
December 28, 2019 by Sci Dev Net

By: Fabíola Ortiz

Researchers in Brazil have identified a new disease that causes severe damage to the liver, spleen and skin.

The disease caused by the Cridia sergipensis parasite is suspected to have infected more than 150 people and caused two deaths in Sergipe state, in the northeast of the country.

Symptoms are similar to those of both the visceral and cutaneous forms of leishmaniasis – a neglected tropical disease spread by infected female sandflies – with the parasite attacking both the skin and internal organs.

“This paper represents the first description of a new type of parasitic disease caused by trypanosome-like organisms. It expands the list of parasitic diseases in South America and raises awareness about the importance of identifying novel infectious illnesses,”
Alejandro Ulloa-Morales, Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Physiology, Germany

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