Leishmania infection in humans, dogs and sandflies in a visceral leishmaniasis endemic area in Maranhão, Brazil

Leishmania infection in humans, dogs and sandflies was examined in the endemic visceral leishmaniasis (VL) municipality of Raposa, state of Maranhão, Brazil. In this study, we examined Leishmania chagasi infection in the blood serum of both humans and Canis familiaris and the natural Leishmania sp....

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Main Authors: Ilana Mirian Almeida Felipe, Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Aquino, Oliver Kuppinger, Max Diego Cruz Santos, Maurício Eduardo Salgado Rangel, David Soeiro Barbosa, Aldina Barral, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck, Arlene de Jesus Mendes Caldas
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Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2011-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000200015&lng=en&tlng=en

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