Alex de O Vasconcelos, Sandro J Bedoya-Pacheco, Rafael R Cunha E Silva, Mônica de A F M Magalhães, Tayana P S O de Sá, Cristina M G Dias, Patrícia S Meneguete, Paula M P de Almeida, Maria Inês F Pimentel
BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis results from complex interactions among humans, dogs and environment. Brazil accounts for 97% of cases in the Americas. METHODS: Twenty years (2001-2020) of the endemic disease in the state of Rio de Janeiro were studied. Incidence, lethality, sociodemographic and clinical characteristics were investigated, complemented with spatial methodologies (kernel and clusters). RESULTS: Ninety-seven human cases and 625 dogs were reported...
March 22, 2024: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene