Experimental infection parameters in Galea spixii (Rodentia: Caviidae) with Leishmania infantum chagasi
In order to better understand the epidemiological transmission network of leishmaniasis, an endemic disease in Northeast Brazil, we investigated the susceptibility of Spix yellow-toothed cavies (Galea spixii) to the Leishmania infantum chagasi parasite. Nine cavies were experimentally infected, sepa...
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Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2008-09-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000600006 |