Epidemiology of human visceral leishmaniasis in the urban centers of the lower-middle São Francisco Valley, Brazilian semiarid region

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Lucyo Flávio Bezerra Diniz, Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza, Rodrigo Feliciano do Carmo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
• Subjects: Kala-azar; Epidemiology; Visceral leishmaniasis; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Azar
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0074-2018; https://doaj.org/article/ced8e2df31bc4ebf83bb027dc8bbae77

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonosis caused by parasites of the Leishmania genus. VL is present in countries with tropical climates, being endemic in Brazil,, including the region of the lower-middle São Francisco Valley which includes the urban centers of Petrolina (Pern...