Influence of climatic variables on the number of cases of visceral leishmaniasis in an endemic urban area

• Main Authors: Rafael Vieira Duarte (Author), Josefa Clara Lafuente Monteiro (Author), Tamara Coelho Cruz (Author), Lucas Moreira Ribeiro (Author), Maria Helena Franco Morais (Author), Mariângela Carneiro (Author), Alexandre Barbosa Reis (Author), Sérvio Pontes Ribeiro (Author), Wendel Coura Vital (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: International Society of Global Health, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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# Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected tropical disease endemic in several countries, with as much as 97% of cases in the Americas attributable to Brazil. Despite considerable investment in disease control, Belo Horizonte is one of the Brazilian municipalities with the highest morta...