Effects of El Niño-Southern Oscillation on human visceral leishmaniasis in the Brazilian State of Mato Grosso do Sul

BACKGROUND Leishmaniases are considered a major public health problem in South America, specifically in Brazil. Moreover, the transmission and epidemiology of leishmaniasis are possibly associated with climatic and environmental variations. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the association bet...

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Main Authors: Antonio Brandão da Silva Neto, Everton Falcão de Oliveira, César Claudio Cáceres Encina, Helen Rezende de Figueiredo, Antonio Conceição Paranhos Filho, Alessandra Gutierrez de Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2020-02-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762020000100304&tlng=en