Risk factors for Leishmania chagasi infection in an endemic area in Raposa, State of Maranhão, Brazil

INTRODUCTION: Infection with Leishmania chagasi is the most common clinical presentation for visceral leishmaniaisis in endemic areas. The municipality of Raposa is an endemic area in State of Maranhão, Brazil, and have had registration cases of visceral leishmaniasis disease. For this reason, a cro...

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Main Authors: Charlene Barreto Ponte, Natália Coelho Souza, Maria Neuza Cavalcante, Aldina Maria Prado Barral, Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Aquino, Arlene de Jesus Mendes Caldas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2011-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000600012&lng=en&tlng=en

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