The Reemergence of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Brazil

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 145-146

  Arias, Jorge R ^a   Monteiro, Pedro S ^b   Zicker, Fabio ^c  

^a PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Brazil)

^b MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^c PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DOG; HUMAN; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DOGS; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL;

EID: 0030114502     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0202.960213     Document Type: Article

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