Epidemiological aspects of visceral leishmaniasis in the municipality of Montes Claros-MG

• Main Authors: Fernanda Santana da Silva (Author), Jefferson Oliveira Silva (Author), Matheus Felipe Ferreira Aguiar (Author), João José Lopes dos Santos Neto (Author), Rogério Gonçalves da Rocha (Author), Victor Hugo Dantas Guimarães (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual de Maringá, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), also known as 'calazar', is a serious chronic disease caused by Leishmania species from Leishmania (Leishmania) donovani complex, which the disease is characterized by abdominal swelling (hepatosplenomegaly) and may evolve to death in extreme cases. In this sen...