Research Article

Public Knowledge about and Detection of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in Urban Divinópolis, Brazil

Table 1

Number of leishmaniasis cases reported (2004–2010) in Divinópolis according to regions.

Region2004200520062007200820092010
CLVLCVLCLVLCVLCLVLCVLCLVLCVLCLVLCVLCLVLCVLCLVLCVL

Centrala022113322139
Northeastb11011101135263
Far Northeast100100044
Northwest03010215232
Far Northwest00001015
West0000233
Southeast000111192147
Far Southeast01000002
Southwestd0001114314
Far Southwest000100026

Total201105103204102011100165215

aRegion of Esplanada (see Figure 2 for details); bregion of Danilo Passos I and II (see Figure 2 for details); cregion of Jardim Belvedere (see Figure 2 for details); CL: human cutaneous leishmaniasis; VL: human visceral leishmaniasis and CVL: canine visceral leishmaniasis. Data obtained from CREVISA [24].