Role of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) in the epidemiology of urban visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil

被引：114

作者：

Alexander, B

de Carvalho, RL

McCallum, H

Pereira, MH

机构：

[1] Centro Pesquisas Rene Rachou, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

[2] Pontificia Univ Catolica de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

[3] Univ Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

[4] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

来源：

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2002年 / 8卷 / 12期

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D O I：

10.3201/eid0812.010485

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) is a serious public health problem in several Brazilian cities. Although the proximity of chicken houses is often cited as a risk factor in studies of urban ZVL, the role chickens play in the epidemiology of the disease has not been defined. Chickens attract both male and female sand flies (Lutzomyia longripalpis) but are unable to sustain Leishmania infections, and their presence may exert a zooprophylactic effect. We discuss environmental, physiologic, socioeconomic, and cultural factors related to chicken raising that could influence Le. infantum transmission in Brazilian cities and evaluate whether this practice significantly affects the risk of acquiring ZVL.

引用

页码：1480 / 1485

页数：6

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