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A novel A2 allele found in Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi.
Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria - 1 Jan 2000
Oliveira Trícia Maria Ferreira de Sousa, de Vasconcelos Elton José Rosas, Nakaghi Andréa Cristina Higa, Defina Tânia Paula Aquino, Jusi Márcia Mariza Gomes, Baldani Cristiane Divan, Cruz Angela Kaysel, Machado Rosangela Zacarias
Abstract excerpt
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a widely spread zoonotic disease. In Brazil the disease is caused by Leishmania (Leishmania)infantum chagasi. Peridomestic sandflies acquire the etiological agent by feeding on blood of infected reservoir animals, such as dogs or wildlife. The disease is endemic in Brazil and epidemic foci have been reported in densely populated cities all over the country. Many clinical features of...
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