Increasing potential risk for American visceral leishmaniasis in Amapá, Brazil
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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49(6): 772-773, Dec. 2016.
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ABSTRACT
Abstract INTRODUCTION:
The present note discusses some evidence on the increasing potential risk for American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) transmission in the Northern Brazilian State of Amapá, the Guianan-Amazon biome. METHODS Early and present data about AVL were collected, including our recent entomological findings.RESULTS:
The spread of the sand fly vector Lutzomyia longipalpis, and a sylvatic reservoir host, the crab-eating fox Cerdocyon thous in that region represents important findings related to the epidemiology of AVL in the Guianan-Amazon biome.CONCLUSIONS:
These observations suggest that Brazilian authorities need to develop surveillance strategies in these risk areas.
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Main subject:
Psychodidae
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Leishmania donovani
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Disease Reservoirs
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Foxes
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Insect Vectors
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Leishmaniasis, Visceral
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz/BR
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Instituto de Pesquisas Cientificas e Tecnológicas do Estado do Amapá/BR
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Ministério da Saúde/BR
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