FIRST CASE OF AUTOCHTHONOUS HUMAN VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS IN THE URBAN CENTER OF RIO DE JANEIRO: CASE REPORT

FIRST CASE OF AUTOCHTHONOUS HUMAN VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS IN THE URBAN CENTER OF RIO DE JANEIRO: CASE REPORT

Visceral leishmaniasis is an anthropozoonosis that is caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania, especially Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum, and is transmitted to humans by the bite of sandflies of the genus Lutzomyia, such as Lutzomyia longipalpis. There are many reservoirs, including Canis famil...

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Main Authors: Guilherme Almeida Rosa da Silva, Thiago de Oliveira Boechat, Fernando Raphael de Almeida Ferry, Jorge Francisco da Cunha Pinto, Marcelo Costa Velho Mendes de Azevedo, Ricardo de Souza Carvalho, Rogerio Neves Motta, Mariana Ferreira Veras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-01-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Visceral leishmaniasis
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Epidemiology
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