Rattus norvegicus (Rodentia: Muridae) Infected by Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum (syn. Le. chagasi) in Brazil

Rattus norvegicus (Rodentia: Muridae) Infected by Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum (syn. Le. chagasi) in Brazil

In the present study we surveyed the fauna of phlebotomine sand flies and small mammals in peridomestic areas from a Brazilian municipality where the American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is endemic. A total of 608 female phlebotomine sand flies were captured during nine months in 2009 and 2010. Se...

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Main Authors: Fabiana de Oliveira Lara-Silva, Ricardo Andrade Barata, Érika Monteiro Michalsky, Eduardo de Castro Ferreira, Maria Olímpia Garcia Lopes, Aimara da Costa Pinheiro, Consuelo Latorre Fortes-Dias, Edelberto Santos Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/592986

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/592986

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