Carolina Portugal Vieira

Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Saúde Pública (FSP) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal)
Birthplace: Brazil

Abstract
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar is a parasitic disease widely spread worldwide. Over the last decade, the number of cases and the geographical distribution of VL have increased considerably in Brazil, present in 26 states, and 19 of them reported the confirmation of human cases. Thus, currently, the LV is an important public health problem in the country. Objective: To describe i…
The expansion in time and space, of the vector Lutzomyia longipalpis and the Visceral Leishmaniasis in humans and canines in the state of São Paulo, 1997-2013, BP.IC
Abstract
The first autochthonous case of American Visceral Leishmaniasis (AVL) in humans in the city of Birigui occurred in 1999 and the number of occurrences is increasing with time, constituting a serious Public Health problem. Objectives: to describe, in time and space, the occurrence of AVL in Birigui; identify, in space and space-time clusters of cases of AVL and areas of greatest risk for it…
Spatial analysis of the occurrence of American Visceral Leishmaniasis in the city of Birigui, Sao Paulo - Brazil, BP.IC

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2 / 2	Completed scholarships in Brazil

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