Dogs with divergent serology for visceral leishmaniasis as sources of Leishmania infection for Lutzomyia longipalpis phlebotomine sand flies - an observational study in an endemic area in Brazil.

Dogs with divergent serology for visceral leishmaniasis as sources of Leishmania infection for Lutzomyia longipalpis phlebotomine sand flies - an observational study in an endemic area in Brazil.

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected tropical disease, caused by Leishmania (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae) species. In Brazil, the transmission of this parasite essentially occurs through the bite of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) previously infected with Leish...

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Main Authors: Marília Fonseca Rocha, Érika Monteiro Michalsky, Fabiana de Oliveira Lara-Silva, Josiane Lopes Valadão, João Carlos França-Silva, Letícia Cavalari Pinheiro, Joel Fontes de Sousa, Ronaldo Cardoso Dos Santos, Marcelo Dias Soares, Consuelo Latorre Fortes-Dias, Edelberto Santos Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-02-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008079

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008079

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