Leishmania infantum INFECTION IN DOGS FROM THE SOUTHERN REGION OF MINAS GERAIS STATE, BRAZIL

SUMMARY Visceral leishmaniasis is a systemic and chronic disease and dogs are the main reservoir of the etiologic agent, Leishmania infantum (syn L. chagasi). A serological and molecular investigation of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) was performed in the municipality of Alfenas, located in the...

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Main Authors: Juliana Barbosa NUNES, Márcia Dalastra LAURENTI, Herminia Yohko KANAMURA, Alessandro Antônio Costa PEREIRA, Fabio Antonio COLOMBO, Marcos José MARQUES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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