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FIRST CASE OF AUTOCHTHONOUS HUMAN VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS IN THE URBAN CENTER OF RIO DE JANEIRO: CASE REPORT

Visceral leishmaniasis is an anthropozoonosis that is caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania, especially Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum, and is transmitted to humans by the bite of sandflies of the genus Lutzomyia, such as Lutzomyia longipalpis. There are many reservoirs, including Canis famil...

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Autores principales: da Silva, Guilherme Almeida Rosa, Boechat, Thiago de Oliveira, Ferry, Fernando Raphael de Almeida, Pinto, Jorge Francisco da Cunha, de Azevedo, Marcelo Costa Velho Mendes, Carvalho, Ricardo de Souza, Motta, Rogerio Neves, Veras, Mariana Ferreira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Tropical 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4085831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24553614
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652014000100013