Visceral leishmaniasis in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Visceral leishmaniasis in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

In the last few years the number of human cases of American visceral leishmaniasis in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte (MRBH), Minas Gerais, Brazil has increased, indicating an elevation in the transmission rate of the disease. The total number of notified human cases in the MRBH since 1994...

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Main Authors: Eduardo S Silva, Célia MF Gontijo, Raquel S Pacheco, Vanessa OP Fiuza, Reginaldo P Brazil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2001-04-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
visceral leishmaniasis
epidemiology
human - dogs
Leishmania chagasi
Minas Gerais
Brazil
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