Cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis co-infection in dogs from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: evaluation by specific PCR and RFLP-PCR assays

Cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis co-infection in dogs from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: evaluation by specific PCR and RFLP-PCR assays

Introduction During a diagnostic evaluation of canine visceral leishmaniasis (VL), two of seventeen dogs were found to be co-infected by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi. Methods Specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorph...

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Main Authors: Marize Quinhones Pires, Maria de Fátima Madeira, Vânia Rita Elias Pinheiro Bittencourt, Raquel da Silva Pacheco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Visceral leishmaniasis
Tegumentary leishmaniasis
Restriction fragment length polymorphism-polymerase chain reaction
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