Abstract
Our data are important because canine infection is an important risk factor for the human disease.
Highlights
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a disease of chronic evolution that could be fatal if left untreated
Visceral leishmaniasis is of great epidemiological importance in Alagoas, which can be seen in a published study where an epidemiological profile demonstrates the cases of lethality related to VL in Alagoas (Reis et al, 2017)
In view of VL status in the city of Maceió and its endemic condition in the State, this work aimed to analyse the epidemiological aspects of human and canine visceral leishmaniasis in Alagoas, Northeast, Brazil, from 2007 to 2013
Summary
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a disease of chronic evolution that could be fatal if left untreated. Human visceral leishmaniasis (HVL) was first described in the. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2015 report, it is considered a neglected and emerging disease, with endemic. 609/614 609 status in 98 countries with 90% of cases concentrated in Bangladesh, Nepal, Sudan, India, and Brazil (Peter, 2015). Over the last 30 years, the Brazilian Northeast has shown a wide transmission of VL which is reported in several counties, indicating the Northeast as the main endemic region of Brazil. Visceral leishmaniasis is of great epidemiological importance in Alagoas, which can be seen in a published study where an epidemiological profile demonstrates the cases of lethality related to VL in Alagoas (Reis et al, 2017)
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