Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis infection in wild small mammals in ecotourism area of Brazil.

Leishmaniases are parasitic diseases transmitted to mammalian hosts by sand fly vectors (Diptera: Psychodidae). Despite the increasing occurrence of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis cases in urban centers, their transmission still occur primarily in wild environments and may be associated with p...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Barbosa Tonelli, Aline Tanure, Felipe Dutra Rego, Gustavo Mayr de Lima Carvalho, Rodolfo Stumpp, Gabriela Ribeiro Ássimos, Aldenise Martins Campos, Ana Cristina Viana Mariano da Rocha Lima, Célia Maria Ferreira Gontijo, Gustavo Fontes Paz, José Dilermando Andrade Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5746269?pdf=render