Research Article

Epidemiology of Visceral Leishmaniasis in a Reemerging Focus of Intense Transmission in Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Table 1

Distribution of human cases of VL according to age, sex, and lethality in Governador Valadares from 2008 to 2011.

Age group (years)VL human casesTotal%Lethality ( )
FemaleMale

0–915233844.15
10–193478.21
20–291344.71
30–391789.31
40–491161719.82
50–590666.91
60–692355.82
>700111.21

Total23638610014