Changing demographics of visceral leishmaniasis in northeast Brazil: Lessons for the future.

Changing demographics of visceral leishmaniasis in northeast Brazil: Lessons for the future.

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania infantum became a disease of urban areas in Brazil in the last 30 years and there has been an increase in asymptomatic L. infantum infection with these areas.A retrospective study of human VL was performed in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil,...

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Main Authors: Iraci Duarte Lima, Adila L M Lima, Carolina de Oliveira Mendes-Aguiar, José F V Coutinho, Mary E Wilson, Richard D Pearson, José Wilton Queiroz, Selma M B Jeronimo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5839541?pdf=render

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