Social exclusion modifies climate and deforestation impacts on a vector-borne disease.

BACKGROUND:The emergence of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL) has been associated with changes in the relationship between people and forests, leading to the view that forest ecosystems increase infection risk and subsequent proposal that deforestation could reduce re-emergence of this disease....

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Main Authors: Luis Fernando Chaves, Justin M Cohen, Mercedes Pascual, Mark L Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-02-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2238711?pdf=render