Visceral leishmaniasis in the municipality of Várzea Grande, State of Mato Grosso, between 1998 and 2007

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Borba, João Francisco¹  Secretaria de Estado de Saúde de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá¹  Missawa, Nanci Akemi¹ 

关键词: Visceral leishmaniasis;    Epidemiology;    Risk Map;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822009000500005

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to describe the epidemiology and spread of visceral leishmaniasis in the municipality of Várzea Grande, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil, between 1998 and 2007. Forty-eight human cases were reported, with an incidence rate of up to 11.7 per 100,000 inhabitants, particularly among children and adolescents of both sexes, with marked geographical spread of the disease in the municipality.

【 授权许可】

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