Acta Tropica 164 (2016) 233–242
Acta Tropica 164 (2016) 233–242 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Acta Tropica jo urnal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/actatropica Dispersal of Lutzomyia longipalpis and expansion of canine and human visceral leishmaniasis in São Paulo State, Brazil a b c Agda Maria Oliveira , Carolina Portugal Vieira , Margareth Regina Dibo , d e Marluci Monteiro Guirado , Lilian Aparecida Colebrusco Rodas , a,∗ Francisco Chiaravalloti-Neto a Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 715, 01246-904 São Paulo, SP, Brazil b Curso de Graduac¸ ão em Enfermagem, Faculdade de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, 419, 05403-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil c Laboratório de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Superintendência de Controle de Endemias, Rua Cardeal Arcoverde, 2878, 05408-003 São Paulo, SP, Brazil d Laboratório de Vetores de São José do Rio Preto, Superintendência de Controle de Endemias, Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 5416, 15090-000 São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil e Servic¸ o Regional 9, Superintendência de Controle de Endemias, Rua Minas Gerais, 135, 15015-160 Arac¸ atuba, SP, Brazil a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a neglected disease, is a serious public health problem that affects millions Received 22 March 2016 of people worldwide. The objectives of the study were to evaluate the sensitivity of Lutzomyia longipalpis Received in revised form and canine VL (CVL) autochthony early detection and describe the spatial and temporal dispersal of vector 11 September 2016 and expansion of VL in a Brazilian state.
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