Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Epidemiologic Surveys of Human and Canine Leishmania infantum Visceral Infections in an Endemic Rural Area of Southeast Brazil (Pancas, Espirito Santo)

In an endemic rural area of southeast Brazil, surveys confirmed that dogs serve as peridomestic reservoirs of Leishmania infantum. It is likely that the lack of efficient control is because presently used diagnostic tests miss positive dogs. Overall, 57% of the dogs had specific antibodies, but the...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2009-04, Vol.80 (4), p.559-565
Hauptverfasser: Falqueto, Aloisio, Ferreira, Adelson L, dos Santos, Claudiney B, Porrozzi, Renato, da Costa, Marcos V. Santos, Teva, Antonio, Cupolillo, Elisa, Campos-Neto, Antonio, Grimaldi, Gabriel, Jr
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