Mortality and Case Fatality Due to Visceral Leishmaniasis in Brazil: A Nationwide Analysis of Epidemiology, Trends and Spatial Patterns

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Francisco Rogerlândio Martins-Melo,

Affiliation Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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Mauricélia da Silveira Lima,

Affiliation Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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Alberto Novaes Ramos Jr,

Affiliation Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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Carlos Henrique Alencar,

Affiliation Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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Jorg Heukelbach

* E-mail: heukelbach@web.de

Affiliations Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil, Anton Breinl Centre for Public Health and Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
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