Abstract
Territorialization and the health-disease-care process American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ATL) is important for the preventive study. ATL is a zoonotic parasitic disease, caused by protozoa of several species of the genus Leishmania, which affect the individual and several species of domestic and wild animals. The main objective of this study was to analyze the environmental and health factors that influence ACL in the municipality of Presidente Tancredo Neves - BA. In the method, a geographic survey was carried out in loco to identify the environmental risk behaviors, observing the characteristics of the conditions of the residences in relation to the rural occupation and their knowledge about the ATL. The result made it possible to observe risk factors such as a house close to crops and forests, in addition to the presence of domestic animals in the peridomicile and at home. Lack of information regarding the disease in the endemic area, without any action to promote health, prevention and care, especially in interventions in places with higher risks.
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