Epidemiologic survey of cutaneous leishmaniasis: an experience in Mérida, Venezuela.

Leishmaniasis is common in western and southern portions of Venezuela, where it tends to occur in hot, humid regions below 600 meters. This article describes the results of a survey pe$ormed during 1978-1979 in westem Venzzuela above 600 meters, where teishmaniasis caused by a recentb iaknt$ed parusitz (Leishmania gamhami) is common, but where the mucosal lesions often associated with the disease in other areas are virtually unknown.