Canine visceral leishmaniasis in an urban setting of Southeastern Brazil: an ecological study involving spatial analysis

Canine visceral leishmaniasis in an urban setting of Southeastern Brazil: an ecological study involving spatial analysis

Abstract Background The physical characteristics of the environment influence the composition, distribution and behavior of the vectors and mammalian hosts involved in the transmission of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), thereby affecting the epidemiology of the disease. In Brazil, urbanization of human...

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Main Authors: Rafael Gonçalves Teixeira-Neto, Eduardo Sérgio da Silva, Renata Aparecida Nascimento, Vinícius Silva Belo, Cláudia di Lorenzo de Oliveira, Letícia Cavalari Pinheiro, Célia Maria Ferreira Gontijo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-10-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Visceral leishmaniasis
Epidemiology
Spatial analysis
Statistical tools
Disease control
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-014-0485-7

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