Domestic and peridomestic transmission of American cutaneous leishmaniasis: changing epidemiological patterns present new control opportunities

Domestic and peridomestic transmission of American cutaneous leishmaniasis: changing epidemiological patterns present new control opportunities

Predictions that deforestation would reduce American cutaneous leishmaniasis incidence have proved incorrect. Presentations at a recent international workshop, instead, demonstrated frequent domestication of transmission throughout Latin America. While posing new threats, this process also increases...

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Main Authors: Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, Jean-Pierre Dujardin, Eddy Martinez, M Dora Feliciangeli, J Enrique Perez, Laura Ney Marcelino Passerat de Silans, Philippe Desjeux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2001-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
American cutaneous leishmaniasis
deforestation
domestication
transmission
control
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