Effect of vegetation on cutaneous leishmaniasis in Paraná, Brazil

BACKGROUND Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic in the state of Paraná, Brazil. OBJECTIVE This study aimed at analysing the influence of the remaining native vegetation on the prevalence of CL in Paraná. METHODS Global testing was used for spatial autocorrelation along with simultaneous auto...

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Main Authors: Helen Aline Melo, Diogo Francisco Rossoni, Ueslei Teodoro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2018-05-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762018000500308&lng=en&tlng=en