Leishmania infantum infecting the carnivore Nasua nasua from urban forest fragments in an endemic area of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazilian Midwest

Leishmania infantum infecting the carnivore Nasua nasua from urban forest fragments in an endemic area of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazilian Midwest

IntroductionThe aim of the present study was to investigate the occurrence of Leishmania infantum in South American coatis inhabiting two forest fragments in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Midwest region of Brazil, an endemic area of human and canine visceral leishmaniasis (VL).Material and metho...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Carvalho de Macedo, Wanessa Teixeira Gomes Barreto, Carina Elisei de Oliveira, Filipe Martins Santos, Grasiela Edith de Oliveira Porfírio, Samanta Cristina das Chagas Xavier, Fernanda Moreira Alves, Alanderson Rodrigues da Silva, Gisele Braziliano de Andrade, Andreza Castro Rucco, William Oliveira de Assis, Ana Maria Jansen, André Luiz Rodrigues Roque, Heitor Miraglia Herrera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
longitudinal study
South American coati
Leishmania infantum
urban fauna
visceral leishmaniasis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2022.1050339/full

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