Geographic Clustering of Leishmaniasis in Northeastern Brazil

Geographic Clustering of Leishmaniasis in Northeastern Brazil

To determine whether disease outcomes and clades of Leishmania braziliensis genotypes are associated, we studied geographic clustering of clades and most severe disease outcomes for leishmaniasis during 1999–2003 in Corte de Pedra in northeastern Brazil. Highly significant differences were observed...

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Main Authors: Albert Schriefer, Luiz H. Guimarães, Paulo R.L. Machado, Marcus Lessa, Hélio A. Lessa, Ednaldo Lago, Guilherme Ritt, Aristóteles Góes-Neto, Ana L.F. Schriefer, Lee W. Riley, Edgar M. Carvalho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Leishmania braziliensis
leishmaniasis
American tegumentary leishmaniasis
disease distribution
disseminated leishmaniasis
geographic clustering
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/6/08-0406_article

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