Detection of Leishmania spp in silvatic mammals and isolation of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis from Rattus rattus in an endemic area for leishmaniasis in Minas Gerais State, Brazil.

Detection of Leishmania spp in silvatic mammals and isolation of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis from Rattus rattus in an endemic area for leishmaniasis in Minas Gerais State, Brazil.

Knowledge of potential reservoirs of Leishmania spp. in an anthropic environment is important so that surveillance and control measures can be implemented. The aim of this study was to investigate the infection by Leishmania in small mammals in an area located in Minas Gerais, Brazil, that undergoes...

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Main Authors: Agnes Antônia Sampaio Pereira, Eduardo de Castro Ferreira, Ana Cristina Viana Mariano da Rocha Lima, Gabriel Barbosa Tonelli, Felipe Dutra Rêgo, Adriano Pereira Paglia, José Dilermando Andrade-Filho, Gustavo Fontes Paz, Célia Maria Ferreira Gontijo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5703529?pdf=render

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