Epidemiological Aspects and High Magnitude of Human Visceral Leishmaniasis in Ceará, Northeast of Brazil, 2007-2021

ABSTRACT Background: Human visceral leishmaniasis HVL is endemic to 75 countries. The state of Ceará, the Northeast region of Brazil, is of great sanitary importance for the transmission of HVL, and it stands out as an area of interest for epidemiological aspects and control strategies. This study...

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Main Authors: Kellyn Kessiene de Sousa Cavalcante, Kelvia Maria Oliveira Borges, Francisco Roger Aguiar Cavalcante, Francisco Gustavo Silveira Correia, Caroline Mary Gurgel Dias Florêncio, Carlos Henrique Alencar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2022-05-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822022000100315&tlng=en