An account is given of work published during the past 10 years incriminating species of
phlebotomine sandflies as vectors of Leishmania species which infect man. An assessment …

An historical review is given of American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL), with particular
reference to the eco-epidemiology of the disease in Brazil. Following the first records of AVL …

This review addresses' changes in the ecology of vectors and epidemiology of vector-borne
diseases which result from deforestation. Selected examples are considered from viral and …

Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease of major public health and veterinary importance,
affecting 88 countries with up to 2 million cases per year. This review emphasizes the animal …

Abstract Between July 1983 and December 1984 natural flagellate infections were found in
114 (1%) of 11 586 female phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of 21 species. A …

Demographic changes and their influence on the epidemiology of the American leishmaniases
Page 99 85 Chapter 6 DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE …

Laboratorial studies were carried out on 3178 patients with signs and symptoms suggestive
of dengue infection from April 1986 to December 1987 in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil …

Species of Leishmania Ross, 190349, are exclusively parasitic protozoa of the Order
Kinetoplastida, Family Trypanosomatídae. They are digenetic (heteroxenous) organisms …

O presente estudo reviu a trajetória da leishmaniose visceral americana (LVA) na
Amazônia, Brasil, desde os tempos do dr. Evandro Chagas, fundador do Instituto de …

During epidemiological studies on an outbreak of visceral leishmaniasis in Santarém, Pará
State, north Brazil, isolates of Leishmania from two children, three dogs and six naturally …