Epidemiological and nosological aspects of Leishmania naiffi Lainson & Shaw, 1989

Leismania naiffi was isolated from 10 out of 64 armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) examined in Amazonas, Pará and Rondônia States in the Brazilian Amazon Region. The isolates were obtained in culture from samples of liver (3), spleen (3), lymph nodes (2), skin (1) and blood (1) from the infected anim...

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Main Authors: R. D. Naiff, R. A. Freitas, M. F. Naiff, J. R. Arias, T. V. Barret, H. Momen, G. Grimaldi Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 1991-09-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761991000300006