Ecological study and risk mapping of leishmaniasis in an endemic area of Brazil based on a geographical information systems approach

Geospatial Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-40

  da Silva, Alba Valéria Machado ^a   Mafra Magalhães, Monica de Avelar Figueiredo ^a   Brazil, Reginaldo Peçanha ^a   Carreira, João Carlos Araujo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Dogs; Eco epidemiology; Geographical information system; Hotspots; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856057784     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2011.155     Document Type: Article

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