The epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in Teresina, Piaui State, Brazil, with special emphasis on diagnosis and transmissibility of canine infection
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in the semi-arid region of north-eastern Brazil. The causative agent is Leishmania chagasi (infantum). The domestic, peri-domestic and anthropophilic sandfly vector is Lutzomyia longipalpis. The domestic dog may be the principal reservoir of infection in endemi...
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London)
1998
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