Visceral leishmaniasis in an environmentally protected area in southeastern Brazil: Epidemiological and laboratory cross-sectional investigation of phlebotomine fauna, wild hosts and canine cases.

• Main Authors: Maria Rita Donalisio (Author), Laís Moraes Paiz (Author), Vanessa Gusmon da Silva (Author), Virgínia Bodelão Richini-Pereira (Author), Andrea Paula Bruno von Zuben (Author), Claudio Luiz Castagna (Author), Gabriela Motoie (Author), Roberto Mitsuyoshi Hiramoto (Author), José Eduardo Tolezano (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Leishmaniasis is a rapidly expanding zoonosis that shows increasing urbanization. Concern exists regarding the role of wildlife in visceral leishmaniasis (VL) transmission, due to frequent natural or anthropogenic environmental changes that facilitate contact between wildlife, humans and...