Role of the Domestic Chicken (Gallus gallus)in the Epidemiology of Urban Visceral Leishmaniasis in Brazil

Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) is a serious public health problem in several Brazilian cities. Although the proximity of chicken houses is often cited as a risk factor in studies of urban ZVL, the role chickens play in the epidemiology of the disease has not been defined. Chickens attract bot...

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Main Authors: Bruce Alexander, Renata Lopes de Carvalho, Hamish McCallum, Marcos Horácio Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/12/01-0485_article