Urban parasitology: Visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 403-409

  Harhay, Michael O ^a   Olliaro, Piero L ^b,c   Costa, Dorcas Lamounier ^d,e   Costa, Carlos Henrique Nery ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^e Instituto de Doencas Tropicais Natan Portella   (Brazil)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; REVIEW; URBAN AREA; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOGS; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MAMMALS; POVERTY; PSYCHODIDAE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PHLEBOTOMINAE;

EID: 80051794731     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: 14715007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2011.04.001     Document Type: Review

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