2021
DOI: 10.1590/s1678-9946202163002
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American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis in an endemic municipality in the North of Minas Gerais State: spatial analysis and socio-environmental factors

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“…Leishmaniasis is a contagious disease endemic in Brazil, transmitted by a vector, and its installation and form of presentation depend on the immunological status, location, and type of transmitted protozoan [1][2][3].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
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“…Leishmaniasis is a contagious disease endemic in Brazil, transmitted by a vector, and its installation and form of presentation depend on the immunological status, location, and type of transmitted protozoan [1][2][3].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The disease has wild and domestic animals as reservoirs and man as its definitive host. The incubation period of the protozoan is, on average, 2 months, ranging from 2 weeks to 2 years [1,5].…”
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“…No município de Montes Claros, a LT apresentou perfil de ocorrência predominantemente urbano, com maior acometimento de indivíduos do sexo masculino, adultos e autodeclarados pardos. Estudos realizados anteriormente nesse mesmo município também identificaram perfil de ocorrência urbano da LT 12,13 , o que difere do observado na maioria das outras regiões do Brasil 14 .…”
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“…O mecanismo de recidiva da LT ainda é pouco compreendido 18 , mas pesquisadores já mostraram que o parasita persiste em cicatrizes das lesões mesmo após a cura clínica 19 . No entanto, também deve ser considerada a possibilidade de reinfecção, uma vez que o município de Montes Claros é endêmico para LT 5,13 .…”
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