Visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil: trends and challenges Leishmaniose visceral no Brasil: evolução e desafios

• Main Authors: Ana Nilce Silveira Maia-Elkhoury (Author), Waneska A. Alves (Author), Márcia Leite de Sousa-Gomes (Author), Joana Martins de Sena (Author), Expedito A. Luna (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2008-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The urbanization of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil has been related to environmental changes, migration, interaction and spread of sylvatic reservoirs and infected dogs to areas with no transmission, and adaptation of the vector Lutzomyia longipalpis to the peridomiciliary environment. From 1980 t...