… (L.) infantum in the South Region of Brazil is represented by a new cluster in western Santa
Catarina State. The first autochthonous cases of cVL in this state were in Florianópolis in …

… Recently, two cases of ATL with cutaneous manifestations arising from a community located
in the same region were taken into account by the Brazilian system for notifiable diseases, …

… The area most affected by VL in Brazil is the northeast region… Brazil but also in north, midwest,
and southeast Brazil. In 2013… cases were reported in 1,460 Brazilian municipalities, with 70…

… Various factors contribute to the urbanization of the visceral leishmaniasis (VL), … leishmaniasis
in an urban endemic area in Brazil and the factors associated with Leishmania infantum …

… leishmaniasis (VL) in the Americas, Mediterranean basin and West and Central Asia. Although
the geographic structure of L. infantum … parasite in the Neotropical region. We employed …

… of a given disease agent can obviously vary widely from region to region. Results from
local studies cannot be extrapolated to other regions, without strong ecological evidence. …

… The diagnosis of Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum … that would progress to classical visceral
leishmaniasis (VL) in … of Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The infants were followed up at 6-…

… different regions from Brazil are homogenous. This similarity was supported by the low
genetic distance detected between the isolates and the low estimated heterozygosity rates in the …

… Here, we report a study of 683 bats captured in São Paulo county (southeastern from
Brazil)… of DNA of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis in 18 bats and Leishmania (Leishmania) …

… Visceral leishmaniasis is a systemic and chronic disease and dogs are … Leishmania infantum
(syn L. chagasi). A serological and molecular investigation of canine visceral leishmaniasis …