Awareness of visceral leishmaniasis and its relationship to canine infection in riverside endemic areas in Northeastern Brazil

Awareness of visceral leishmaniasis and its relationship to canine infection in riverside endemic areas in Northeastern Brazil

Introduction An awareness of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is necessary to encourage the population to participate in prevention and control in collaboration with more efficient, centrally organized health programs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the awareness of the riverside population regard...

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Main Authors: Kalidia Felipe de Lima Costa, Sthenia Santos Albano Amóra, Camila Fernandes de Amorim Couto, Celeste da Silva Freitas de Souza, Luanna Fernandes Silva, Luiz Ney d'Escoffier, Maressa Laíse Reginaldo de Sousa, Thais Aparecida Kazimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014-10-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Visceral leishmaniasis
Risk factor
Owner
Dog
Leishmaniasis knowledge
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