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Drought, Smallpox, and Emergence of Leishmania braziliensis in Northeastern Brazil
Cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Vianna) braziliensis is a major health problem in the state of Ceará in northeastern Brazil. We propose that the disease emerged as a consequence of the displacement of persons from Ceará to the Amazon region following the Great Drought and smallpox epid...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2727349/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19523291 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1506.071331 |