| effect of eliminating seropositive canines on the transmission of visceral leishmaniasis in brazil. | in brazil, where leishmania chagasi causes endemic american visceral leishmaniasis (avl), the spread and maintenance of human disease are attributed to canine reservoirs. however, despite measures directed toward the elimination of infected canines, the incidence of human disease continues to increase. to evaluate the role of infected canines in the acquisition of avl by humans, we undertook a controlled intervention study in three similar, but isolated, valleys of pancas, espírito santo, brazil ... | 1997 | 9402389 |
| study of sand fly fauna in an endemic area of american cutaneous leishmaniasis and canine visceral leishmaniasis in the municipality of espírito santo do pinhal, são paulo, brazil. | canine american visceral leishmaniasis and american cutaneous leishmaniasis (acl) cases have been recorded in espírito santo do pinhal. the aim of this study was to gather knowledge of the sand fly community and its population ecology within the municipality. captures were made weekly over a period of 15 months in the urban, periurban and rural areas of the municipality, using automatic light traps. a total of 5,562 sand flies were collected, comprising 17 species. the most abundant species were ... | 2010 | 20428683 |
| first description of autochthonous canine visceral leishmaniasis in the metropolitan region of vitória, state of espírito santo, brazil. | we investigated autochthonous canine visceral leishmaniasis (cvl) in the metropolitan region of vitória (mrv), an area in which a human case was previously reported. | 2012 | 23295882 |
| survey of trypanosoma and leishmania in wild and domestic animals in an atlantic rainforest fragment and surroundings in the state of espírito santo, brazil. | trypanosoma and leishmania infections affect wild and domestic animals and human populations. the growing process of deforestation and urbanization of atlantic rainforest areas has given rise to introduction of humans and domestic animals to the sylvatic cycles of trypanosoma and leishmania species. serological, parasitological, and molecular surveys among wild and domestic animals in the corrego do veado biological reserve, which is an atlantic rainforest fragment in the state of espírito santo ... | 2014 | 24897863 |