Prevalence of antibodies against visceralizing Leishmania spp. in brown rats from Grenada, West Indies

Background and Aim: Leishmania spp. are known to cause disease in man and animals. Rats are considered important reservoir hosts and transmission takes place through the bite of female sand fly, Phlebotomus spp. To the best of our knowledge, there is no published information on Leishmania infection...

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Main Authors: Alexa Rosypal von Dohlen, Nautica Cheathem, Keshaw Tiwari, Ravindra Nath Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Veterinary World 2018-09-01
Series:Veterinary World
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Online Access:http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.11/September-2018/19.pdf