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Leishmaniasis-Vector Surveillance and Control in Brazil: A Challenge to Control Programs

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The authors thank all of the professionals working in the national and state leishmaniasis programs and in the epidemiological surveillance from endemic countries of the Americas; and Lia Puppim-Buzanovsky and Samantha Y.O.B. Valadas for their support in the maps and review, respectively.

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Maia-Elkhoury, A.N.S., Albuquerque, R., Salomón, O.D. (2018). Leishmaniasis-Vector Surveillance and Control in Brazil: A Challenge to Control Programs. In: Rangel, E., Shaw, J. (eds) Brazilian Sand Flies . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75544-1_11

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