Visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil: trends and challenges Leishmaniose visceral no Brasil: evolução e desafios

Visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil: trends and challenges Leishmaniose visceral no Brasil: evolução e desafios

The urbanization of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil has been related to environmental changes, migration, interaction and spread of sylvatic reservoirs and infected dogs to areas with no transmission, and adaptation of the vector Lutzomyia longipalpis to the peridomiciliary environment. From 1980 t...

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Main Authors: Ana Nilce Silveira Maia-Elkhoury, Waneska A. Alves, Márcia Leite de Sousa-Gomes, Joana Martins de Sena, Expedito A. Luna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2008-12-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Reservatórios de Doenças
Controle de Vetores
Leishmaniose Visceral
Urbanização
Vigilância Epidemiológica
Disease Reservoirs
Vector Control
Visceral Leishmaniasis
Urbanization
Epidemiological Surveillance
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