Tegumentary and visceral leishmaniases in Brazil: emerging anthropozoonosis and possibilities for their control

The existence of a number of different species of Leishmania, the persistent increase in the infection rate of diseases caused by this parasite (tegumentary and visceral forms), the different epidemiological situations found in regions of both recent and older colonization, and the trend towards urb...

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Main Authors: Marzochi Mauro Célio de A., Marzochi Keyla Belízia F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 1994-01-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X1994000800014