Detection of Leishmania (V) guyanensis in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from Pecari tajacu

Introduction: Previous studies identified the presence of Leishmania infantum in Rhipicephalus sanguineus and indicated the possibility that it could transmit leishmaniasis to a variety of hosts. Objective: To identify parasites of Leishmania (Viannia) spp. in ticks collected from wild animals in an...

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Main Authors: Jesús E. Rojas-Jaimes, Germán H. Correa-Nuñez, Nyshon Rojas, Omar Cáceres-Rey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2017-03-01
Series:Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
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Online Access:https://www.revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/3435