DOI: 10.26512/2016.02.t.21419
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Análise epidemiológica da Leishmaniose visceral humana no Brasil: contribuição as políticas de controle

Abstract: serem o alicerce necessário e aplausos em minhas conquistas.vi "Por vezes sentimos que aquilo que fazemos não é senão uma gota de água no mar. Mas o mar seria menor se lhe faltasse uma gota" (Madre Teresa de Calcutá)vii AGRADECIMENTOSAgradeço a todos que de alguma maneira contribuíram para elaboração deste trabalho:Ao meu orientador, Prof. Dr. Vitor Laerte Pinto Júnior, pelos valiosos ensinamentos, paciência e dedicação no decorrer da elaboração da tese. A ele, minha admiração, por ser um exemplo de profission… Show more

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“…The higher prevalence found in male individuals may be related to socioeconomic, behavioural and environmental factors (Martins-Melo et al, 2014b). The literature indicates that the disease affects both sexes, but men are described as the most susceptible (Lane, 2016). Occurrence was higher in the age group between 1 and 4 years old, with higher incidence between those who were under 1 year, possibly because children are more susceptible to morbidity and mortality, probably due to the greater contact with animals, the cycle of home/peridomestic transmission and by vectors, as well as nutritional and immune deficiencies (Martins-Melo et al, 2014a;Guimarães et al, 2015).…”
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“…The higher prevalence found in male individuals may be related to socioeconomic, behavioural and environmental factors (Martins-Melo et al, 2014b). The literature indicates that the disease affects both sexes, but men are described as the most susceptible (Lane, 2016). Occurrence was higher in the age group between 1 and 4 years old, with higher incidence between those who were under 1 year, possibly because children are more susceptible to morbidity and mortality, probably due to the greater contact with animals, the cycle of home/peridomestic transmission and by vectors, as well as nutritional and immune deficiencies (Martins-Melo et al, 2014a;Guimarães et al, 2015).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…It is necessary to develop the correction of precarious infrastructure questions and inadequate packaging waste, and to improve HDI indicators (Brasil, 2014;Ursine et al, 2016). The lack of basic sanitation and the breeding of animals around the home favour human and canine infections by attracting Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lane, 2016).…”
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