A tale of two neglected tropical infections: using GIS to assess the spatial and temporal overlap of schistosomiasis and leprosy in a region of Minas Gerais, Brazil

BACKGROUND: Despite public health efforts to reduce the global burden of leprosy, gaps remain in the knowledge surrounding transmission of infection. Helminth co-infections have been associated with a shift towards the lepromatous end of the disease spectrum, potentially increasing transmission in c...

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Autores principales: Phillips, David Alexander, Ferreira, José Antonio, Ansah, Deidra, Teixeira, Herica SA, Kitron, Uriel, de Filippis, Thelma, de Alcântara, Marcelo H, Fairley, Jessica K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5354614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28327791
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760160395

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5354614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28327791
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0074-02760160395

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