Latin America encompasses diverse geographical, cultural and socio-economic conditions,
which are reflected in the challenges for infectious disease control in the region. One of the …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an important neglected disease caused by a protozoan
parasite, and represents a serious public health problem in many parts of the world. It is …

O comportamento e hábitos alimentares de algumas espécies da flebotomíneos têm sido
útil na compreensão da epidemiologia das leishmanioses. No município de Porteirinha …

This study was developed in the urban area of Governador Valadares, a reemerging focus
of intense transmission of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Brazil, presenting 86 human cases …

Na localidade do Brejo do Mutambal, situado no município de Varzelândia (MG), área
endêmica para leishmaniose tegumentar, foram realizadas capturas mensais sistemáticas …

A study on the phlebotomine sand fly fauna in Belo Horizonte city, state of Minas Gerais,
Brazil, was carried out. From April 2001 to March 2003, monthly systematic collections were …

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a chronic disease caused by Leishmania infantum. The major
sites of parasite localization in infected animals are the secondary lymphoid organs, bone …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a very complex disease involving multiple factors that limit its
emergence and spatial distribution. Prediction of cutaneous leishmaniasis epidemics in …

About 97% of the human cases of the American visceral leishmaniasis (VL) occur in Brazil.
In the last few years, the disease expanded to medium-and large-sized cities, in which …

A study of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz and Neiva, 1912)(Diptera: Psychodidae), the primary
vector of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL), and the canine form of the disease, was …