Transmission of Leishmania in coffee plantations of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Transmission of Leishmania was studied in 27 coffee plantations in the Brazilian State of Minas Gerais. Eighteen females and six males (11.6% of the people tested), aged between 7-65 gave a positive response to the Montenegro skin test. Awareness of sand flies based on the ability of respondents to...

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Main Authors: Bruce Alexander, Emerson Barbosa de Oliveria, Emily Haigh, Lourenço Leal de Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2002-07-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000500005