Force of infection and evolution of lesions of canine tegumentary leishmaniasis in Northwestern Argentina

A clinical-serological follow-up was carried out in a canine population in endemic foci of Leishmania braziliensis spread in northwestern Argentina. Each dog was studied in at least two visits, 309±15 days (X±SE) apart. Some initially healthy dogs (n=52) developed seroconversion or lesions. The clin...

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Main Authors: Jorge Diego Marco, Angel Marcelo Padilla, Patricio Diosque, Marisa Mariel Fernández, Emilio Luis Malchiodi, Miguel Angel Basombrío
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2001-07-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
dog
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000500009