Where, when, and how the diagnosis of human visceral leishmaniasis is defined: answers from the Brazilian control program

BACKGROUND Timely diagnosis is recommended by the Brazilian Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) Surveillance and Control Program to reduce case fatality. Attempts at assessing this topic in Brazil are scarce. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to describe where, when, and how the diagnosis of VL has been perform...

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Published in:	Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Main Authors:	João Gabriel Guimarães Luz, Amanda Gabriela de Carvalho, Danilo Bueno Naves, João Victor Leite Dias, Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2019-10-01
Subjects:	visceral leishmaniasis kala-azar diagnosis public health primary health care Brazil
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762019000100351&tlng=en