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The research aims to identify factors contributing to the emergence and spread of visceral leishmaniasis in São Paulo.

March 12, 2026Open Access

Factors Associated With the Emergence and Spread of Visceral Leishmaniasis in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

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The research aims to identify factors contributing to the emergence and spread of visceral leishmaniasis in São Paulo.
Analyzed socioenvironmental factors influencing disease spread
Examined the role of urbanization, poverty, and climate change
Considered population mobility as a contributing factor
Unplanned urbanization is linked to disease spread
Poverty influences vulnerability to visceral leishmaniasis
Climate change has facilitated the disease's emergence

Abstract

We conclude that unplanned urbanisation, poverty, population mobility, and climate change have facilitated the spread of the disease in São Paulo. The results highlight the need for integrated surveillance and control strategies that consider the socioenvironmental determinants to prevent further expansion of VL to other vulnerable urban areas of São Paulo State and bordering states.

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Vera Lucia Fonseca de Camargo‐Neves

Guilherme Loureiro Werneck

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Zoonoses and Public Health

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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

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