Epidemiologic surveillance of canine visceral leishmaniasis in the municipality of Recife, Pernambuco

This paper describes an epidemiologic investigation carried out in Imbiribeira district, where a canine visceral leishmaniasis case was recorded. Despite the absence of seropositive dogs and sand flies, these findings are not sufficient to discard the occurrence of a zoonotic cycle of visceral leishmaniasis in Recife.

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Main Authors: Dantas-Torres,Filipe, Faustino,Maria Aparecida da Gloria, Lima,Osmar Cavalcanti da Costa, Acioli,Ridelane Veiga
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2005
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822005000500017
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