Identification of Leishmania spp. in horses and a dog from rural areas of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Identification of Leishmania spp. in horses and a dog from rural areas of Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonosis caused by the protozoan of the genus Leishmania. The disease is transmitted by the bite of a sand fly vector. Although the main reservoirs are dogs, other hosts can be infected and may play this role. Rio Grande do Sul western region, located on the triple b...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Döwich Pradella, Taiane Acunha Escobar, Claudia Acosta Duarte, Irina Lübeck, Geórgia Camargo Góss, Luís Felipe Jaenisch Lagreca, Gabriel Feix Heckler, Lilian Pinto Camargo, Bruno Gostinski Romero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2020-09-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
Subjects:
Domestic animals
Leishmaniasis
PCR
Public health
Western border.
Online Access:https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/38423

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