Factors associated with visceral leishmaniasis in the americas: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

• Main Authors: Vinícius Silva Belo (Author), Guilherme Loureiro Werneck (Author), David Soeiro Barbosa (Author), Taynãna César Simões (Author), Bruno Warlley Leandro Nascimento (Author), Eduardo Sérgio da Silva (Author), Claudio José Struchiner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Still today, more than 30 years after the beginning of the process of visceral leishmaniasis' urbanization, there is little knowledge about the risk factors for its occurrence, despite their relevance to the control and understanding of disease dynamics. The present study is the fir...