ReviewRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical2025
Human Visceral Leishmaniasis in Brazil in the Past 20 Years: An Epidemiologic Update.
Review in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Incidence of Human Visceral Leishmaniasis and Social Vulnerability in an Endemic Area of Northeastern Brazil: A Time Series Analysis.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Spatial distribution of canine visceral leishmaniasis and its relationship with human visceral leishmaniasis in a municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2026Article
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6 authors.
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Abstract
backgroundHuman visceral leishmaniasis (HVL) is a neglected tropical disease that remains highly lethal if left untreated and continues to affect public health. In Brazil, Leishmania infantum is the main etiological agent, and domestic dogs are considered the primary reservoir. Considering the historic importance of leishmaniasis in Brazil, we aimed to gather information on the epidemiology of HVL in Brazil over 20 years.
methodsWe conducted an integrative review through a bibliographic survey of articles published between 2002 and 2022.
resultsThe process resulted in the inclusion of 75 studies. Most of these studies reported data from the northeastern region, which continues to present the highest incidence rates nationwide. Most cases were concentrated in men and children under 10 years of age, particularly in urban and peri-urban areas. Although national case numbers have recently declined in Brazil, the persistence of endemic areas, driven by poverty, inadequate sanitation, deforestation, and unplanned urban growth, underscores the ongoing public health relevance of HVL.
conclusionsThe ongoing spread of HVL and variation in its occurrence across regions underscore the unequal impact of the disease. HVL is not only a parasitic infection but also a manifestation of broader structural inequalities.
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