Knowledge of the Population about Visceral Leishmaniasis Transmission in Endemic Areas near the Banks of the Mossoró River in Northeastern Brazil

Knowledge of the Population about Visceral Leishmaniasis Transmission in Endemic Areas near the Banks of the Mossoró River in Northeastern Brazil

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an anthropozoonosis with high prevalence and incidence in the Northeastern region of Brazil. This study aimed to determine whether people living near the Mossoró River in the city of Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, have knowledge of VL and to characterize the environment...

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Main Authors: Camila Fernandes de Amorim, Sthenia Santos Albano Amóra, Thaís Aparecida Kazimoto, Kalídia Felipe de Lima Costa, Luanna Fernandes Silva, Maressa Laíse Reginaldo de Sousa, Yannara Barbosa Nogueira Freitas, Nilza Dutra Alves, Francisco Marlon Carneiro Feijó
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-03-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
kala-azar
longipalpis
environmental factors
population knowledge
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/12/3/3343

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