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Epidemiological and clinical features of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis American cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis in the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Dec 2003
Falqueto A, Sessa P A, Ferreira A L, Vieira V P, Santos C B, Varejão J B, Cupolillo E, Porrozzi R, Carvalho-Paes L E, Grimaldi Júnior G
Abstract excerpt
Between 1985 and 2000, epidemiological surveys of the American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL) were carried out in several rural and urban communities in Espírito Santo, Brazil. A total of 100 stocks of Leishmania (comprising isolates from both human and canine hosts with ATL) were identified by two methods of molecular characterization, using specific monoclonal antibodies and multilocus enzyme electrophoresis....
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