Natural infection of the opossum Didelphis albiventris (Marsupialia, Didelphidae) with Leishmania donovani, in Brazil

An opossum, Didelphis albiventris, from Jacobina, bahia State, was found naturally infected with Leishmania donovani, being the first non-canid wild mammal to be detected with agent of kala-azar in the New World.<br>Um gambá, Didelphis albiventris, de Jacobina, Bahia, foi encontrado com infecç...

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Main Authors: Ítalo A. Sherlock, José Carlos Miranda, Moysés Sadigursky, Gabriel Grimaldi Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1984-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761984000400020