Review of the current situation and the risk factors of Leishmania Infantum in Spain;Situación epidemiológica y de los factores de riesgo de transmisión de Leishmania Infantum en España

Revista Espanola de Salud Publica

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 555-564

  Rodríguez, Berta Suárez ^a   Fernández, Beatriz Isidoro ^a   Sanz, Sara Santos ^a   Moros, María José Sierra ^a   Moreno, Ricardo Molina ^b   Mochales, Jenaro Astray ^c   Heras, Carmen Amela ^a  

^a Centro de Coordinación de Alertas y Emergencias Sanitarias CCAES   (Spain)

^b Unidad de Entomología Médica   (Spain)

^c Comunidad de Madrid ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate change; Communicable Diseases.Emer ging; Ecosystems; Information systems; Leishmania infantum; Vector borne disease

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; HARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PHLEBOTOMUS; PSYCHODIDAE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SPAIN; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; ZOONOSIS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HARES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; PHLEBOTOMUS; PSYCHODIDAE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84873532009     PISSN: 11355727     EISSN: 16969820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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