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Review
. 2018 Mar;64(3):281-289.
doi: 10.1590/1806-9282.64.03.281.

Human leishmaniasis in Brazil: A general review

Laís Anversa  1 , Monique Gomes Salles Tiburcio  2 , Virgínia Bodelão Richini-Pereira  1 , Luis Eduardo Ramirez  3
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Human leishmaniasis in Brazil: A general review

Laís Anversa et al. Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2018 Mar.
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Abstract

Leishmaniasis is a disease with ample clinical spectrum and epidemiological diversity and is considered a major public health problem. This article presents an overview of the transmission cycles, host-parasite interactions, clinical, histological and immunological aspects, diagnosis and treatment of various forms of the human disease.

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