Role of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus) in the epidemiology of urban visceral Leishmaniasis in Brazil. (Perspective). From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: December 1, 2002| Author: Alexander, Bruce; de Carvalho, Renata Lopes; McCallum, Hamish; Pereira, Marcos Horacio | COPYRIGHT 2002 U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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 longipalpis) but are unable to sustain Leishmania infections, and their presence may exert a zeoprophylactic effect. We discuss environmental, phys...

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