Autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis in Brasília, Federal District, Brazil Leishmaniose visceral autóctone em Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil

Autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis in Brasília, Federal District, Brazil Leishmaniose visceral autóctone em Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil

INTRODUCTION: Visceral leishmaniasis is a public health threat in Brazil considering the high lethality rates and increasing geographical dispersion to large urban conglomerates over the past 25 years. This study aimed to confirm suspected autochthonous cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported from...

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Main Authors: César Omar Carranza-Tamayo, Maria do Socorro Laurentino de Carvalho, Angelika Bredt, Maria Isabel Rao Bofil, Rodrigo Menna Barreto Rodrigues, Ailton Domício da Silva, Sandra Maria Felipe Coelho Cortez, Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2010-08-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Leishmaniose visceral
Autoctonia
Leishmania chagasi
Leishmania infantum
Lutzomyia longipalpis
Visceral leishmaniasis
Autochthony
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