Risk mapping of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Brazil experiences a large number of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases. Our objective was to examine both spatial patterns of dispersion and space-time trends for this disease. METHODS: We used all autochthonous confirmed cases of VL in Brazil from 2001 to 2017. RESULTS:...
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| author | Thiago Salomão de Azevedo Camila Lorenz Francisco Chiaravalloti-Neto |
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| description | Abstract INTRODUCTION: Brazil experiences a large number of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases. Our objective was to examine both spatial patterns of dispersion and space-time trends for this disease. METHODS: We used all autochthonous confirmed cases of VL in Brazil from 2001 to 2017. RESULTS: Throughout Brazil, 53,715 human cases of VL were recorded. The Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest regions of Brazil were the most affected areas and presented a higher risk of transmission. Regarding spatiotemporal variation, significant differences were observed each year, with a peak in 2005. CONCLUSIONS: The dynamics of VL showed a clear non-random pattern of spread in Brazil. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1480fa54b8dc4357868e32a7589a44f02022-12-22T02:26:45ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492019-11-015210.1590/0037-8682-0240-2019Risk mapping of visceral leishmaniasis in BrazilThiago Salomão de AzevedoCamila Lorenzhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2121-9063Francisco Chiaravalloti-NetoAbstract INTRODUCTION: Brazil experiences a large number of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases. Our objective was to examine both spatial patterns of dispersion and space-time trends for this disease. METHODS: We used all autochthonous confirmed cases of VL in Brazil from 2001 to 2017. RESULTS: Throughout Brazil, 53,715 human cases of VL were recorded. The Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest regions of Brazil were the most affected areas and presented a higher risk of transmission. Regarding spatiotemporal variation, significant differences were observed each year, with a peak in 2005. CONCLUSIONS: The dynamics of VL showed a clear non-random pattern of spread in Brazil.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100692&tlng=enMann-KendallSurfaceEpidemiologySpatiotemporalCluster |
| spellingShingle | Thiago Salomão de Azevedo Camila Lorenz Francisco Chiaravalloti-Neto Risk mapping of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Mann-Kendall Surface Epidemiology Spatiotemporal Cluster |
| title | Risk mapping of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil |
| title_full | Risk mapping of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Risk mapping of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk mapping of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil |
| title_short | Risk mapping of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil |
| title_sort | risk mapping of visceral leishmaniasis in brazil |
| topic | Mann-Kendall Surface Epidemiology Spatiotemporal Cluster |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100692&tlng=en |
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