Survey of domestic cattle for anti-<it>Leishmania </it>antibodies and <it>Leishmania </it>DNA in a visceral leishmaniasis endemic area of Bangladesh

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), caused by an intracellular parasite <it>Leishmania donovani </it>in the Indian subcontinent, is considered to be anthroponotic. The role of domestic animals in its transmission is still unclea...

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Main Authors: Itoh Makoto, Mondal Dinesh, Islam Mohammad Faizul, Khan Md Gulam Musawwir, Ghosh Debashis, Alam Mohammad Shafiul, Islam Md Nurul, Haque Rashidul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/7/27