Is the household dog a risk factor for American visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil?

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 464-

  Costa, C H N ^a,d   Pereira, H F ^b   Pereira, F C A ^b   Tavares, J P ^b   Araujo M V ^b   Goncalves M J O ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO NACIONAL DE SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL DE BRAGA   (Portugal)

^d Hosp de Doencas Infecto Contagiosas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Dogs; Leishmania chagasi; Risk factors; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; PSYCHODIDAE; SEROPREVALENCE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 13044317262     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(99)90340-1     Document Type: Article

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