Visceral leishmaniasis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: eco-epidemiological aspects and control Leishmaniose visceral no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: aspectos eco-epidemiológicos e controle

Visceral leishmaniasis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: eco-epidemiological aspects and control Leishmaniose visceral no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: aspectos eco-epidemiológicos e controle

From 1977 (index case) to 2006, 87 cases of visceral leishmaniasis were confirmed in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in periurban areas on the continental and coastal slopes of the Pedra Branca massif and the continental slopes of the Gericinó massif. The majority (65.5%) of the patients...

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Main Authors: Mauro Celio de Almeida Marzochi, Aline Fagundes, Moacir Vieira de Andrade, Marcos Barbosa de Souza, Maria de Fátima Madeira, Eliame Mouta-Confort, Armando de Oliveira Schubach, Keyla Belizia Feldman Marzochi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2009-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Leishmaniose visceral
Eco-epidemiologia
Fatores ambientais
Controle
Rio de Janeiro
Visceral leishmaniasis
Eco-epidemiology
Environmental factors
Control
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