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Abstract This study aims to analyze the epidemiological profile of American cutaneous leishmaniasis in the municipality of Patrocínio, Minas Gerais, Brazil, from 2007 to 2018. It is a descriptive epidemiological research, from data of the Information System for notifiable diseases of the Ministry of Health. In this city, 21 cases were reported in the period, with an average incidence of 0.21 cases of American cutaneous leishmaniasis for every 10,000 inhabitants. The profile of individuals affected consisted of men (90.48%), white (71.43%), from 50 to 64 years (33.33%), residents of urban area (90.48%) with complete primary education (23.81%) and with clinical presentation of cutaneous form (85.71%). All cases were new and evolved to cure in 80.59%. Although American Cutaneous Leishmaniais manifests itself with low incidence in the municipality, it is observed maintenance of its occurrence over the twelve years analyzed, appearing as an endemic disease in the local.

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