Epidemiological aspects and spatial distribution of visceral leishmaniasis in Governador Valadares, Brazil, between 2008 and 2012.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
; 53: e20190216, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an important parasitic disease. We evaluated the epidemiological aspects and spatial distribution of visceral leishmaniasis in Governador Valadares, Brazil.METHODS:
All cases of VL, registered by the municipal health department, were analyzed and georeferenced.RESULTS:
The human mortality rate was 15% and canine seroprevalence rate was 29.0%. Higher numbers of canine VL cases correlated with higher incidence of human cases.CONCLUSIONS:
The high rate of canine seroprevalence, resurgence of the human disease, and correlation between canine and human VL reinforces the role of the dog in disease transmission within the municipality.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças do Cão
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Leishmaniose Visceral
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil