| Title |
Taxonomy, diversity, temporal and geographical distribution of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Colombia: A retrospective study
|
|---|---|
| Published in |
Scientific Reports, June 2016
|
| DOI | 10.1038/srep28266 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Juan David Ramírez, Carolina Hernández, Cielo M. León, Martha S. Ayala, Carolina Flórez, Camila González |
| Abstract |
Leishmaniases are tropical zoonotic diseases, caused by kinetoplastid parasites from the genus Leishmania. New World (NW) species are related to sylvatic cycles although urbanization processes have been reported in some South American Countries such as Colombia. Currently, few studies show the relative distribution of Leishmania species related to cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) in South America due to the lack of accurate surveillance and public health systems. Herein, we conducted a systematic estimation of the Leishmania species causing CL in Colombia from 1980 to 2001 via molecular typing and isoenzymes. A total of 327 Leishmania isolates from humans, sandflies and reservoirs were typed as L. panamensis 61.3% (201), L. braziliensis 27.1% (88), L. lainsoni 0.6% (2), L. guyanensis 0.9% (3), L. infantum chagasi 4% (12), L. equatoriensis 0.6% (2), L. mexicana 2.1% (8), L. amazonensis 2.8% (9) and L. colombiensis 0.6% (2). This is the first report of two new Leishmania species circulating in Colombia and suggests the need to convince the Colombian government about the need to deploy and standardize tools for the species identification to provide adequate management to individuals suffering this pathology. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 19 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 4 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |
| Greece | 1 | 5% |
| Canada | 1 | 5% |
| United States | 1 | 5% |
| Cameroon | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 10 | 53% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 15 | 79% |
| Scientists | 4 | 21% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 261 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 259 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 47 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 46 | 18% |
| Researcher | 33 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 16 | 6% |
| Other | 36 | 14% |
| Unknown | 59 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 48 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 47 | 18% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 22 | 8% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 21 | 8% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 10 | 4% |
| Other | 46 | 18% |
| Unknown | 67 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 February 2019.
All research outputs
#2,126,352
of 22,879,161 outputs
Outputs from Scientific Reports
#18,956
of 123,604 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#40,613
of 352,770 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Scientific Reports
#562
of 3,655 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 22,879,161 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 90th percentile: it's in the top 10% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 123,604 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 18.2. This one has done well, scoring higher than 84% of its peers.
Older research outputs will score higher simply because they've had more time to accumulate mentions. To account for age we can compare this Altmetric Attention Score to the 352,770 tracked outputs that were published within six weeks on either side of this one in any source. This one has done well, scoring higher than 88% of its contemporaries.
We're also able to compare this research output to 3,655 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has done well, scoring higher than 84% of its contemporaries.