High frequency of visceral leishmaniasis in dogs under veterinary clinical care in an intense transmission area in the state of Tocantins, Brazil

ABSTRACT: A direct search for parasites were used as the diagnostic test to determine the frequency of Leishmania spp. infection in dogs ( Canis lupus familiaris ) under veterinary clinical care in the city of Araguaína, Tocantins, Brazil. For this approach, lymph node cell samples were collected u...

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Main Authors: Helcileia Dias Santos, Samara Rocha Galvão, Francisca Elda Ferreira Dias, Taiã Mairon Peixoto Ribeiro, Osmar Negreiros Filho, Sebastiana Adriana Pereira Sousa, Silvia Minharro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017000300501&lng=en&tlng=en