Space-time risk cluster of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazilian endemic region with high social vulnerability: An ecological time series study.

Caíque Jordan Nunes RibeiroAllan D Dos SantosShirley V M A LimaEliete Rodrigues da SilvaBianca V S RibeiroAndrezza M DuqueMarcus V S PeixotoPriscila L Dos SantosIris Machado de OliveiraMichael W LipscombKarina C G M de AraújoTatiana Rodrigues de Moura

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)

VL is a persistent health issue in Brazilian Northeast and associated with social vulnerability. Space-time clustering of VL cases in socially vulnerable municipalities demands intersectoral public policies of surveillance and control, with focus on reducing inequalities and improving living conditions for regional inhabitants.

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