Ecological interactions of visceral leishmaniasis in the state of Bahia, Brazil

Ecological interactions of visceral leishmaniasis in the state of Bahia, Brazil

The laboratory and field observations summarized in this paper on visceral leishmaniasis ecology in the State of Bahia, Brazil are based on the author's observations over the past 35 years in a number of state's foci, public health records and literature citations. The disease is endemic w...

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Main Author:	Italo A Sherlock
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1996-12-01
Series:	Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:	visceral leishmaniasis ecology epidemiology geographical distribution dispersion reservoirs Leishmania chagasi Leishmania amazonensis s.l. Lutzomyia longipalpis
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761996000600003

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