Leishmania mexicana in Proechimys iheringi denigratus Moojen (Rodentia, Echimyidae) in a region endemic for American cutaneous leishmaniasis

Leishmania mexicana in Proechimys iheringi denigratus Moojen (Rodentia, Echimyidae) in a region endemic for American cutaneous leishmaniasis

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Three isolates of Leishmania were recovered from five of 27 specimens of the rodent Proechimys iheringi denigratus Moojen captured near Três Braços in the Atlantic Forest region of Bahia, Brazil. Two of these isolates were recovered from hamsters inoculated with a pooled triturate of liver, spleen a...

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Main Authors: Air C. Barretto, Norman E. Peterson, Ednaldo Lago, Ana C. Rosa, Rosely S.M. Braga, Cesar A.C. Cuba, Julio A. Vexenat, Philip D. Marsden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1985-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
ssp
Natural reservoir
Field study
Bahia, Brazil
Leishmania mexicana ssp
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