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Evaluation of Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi strains isolated from dogs originating from two visceral leishmaniasis-endemic areas in Brazil using multilocus enzyme electrophoresis.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Oct 2011
Coutinho Carlos Eduardo Ribeiro, Santos Dilvani Oliveira, Baptista Cibele, Figueiredo Fabiano Borges, Madeira Maria de Fatima
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INTRODUCTION: Domestic dogs are the most important reservoir in the peridomestic transmission cycle of Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi. The genetic variability of subpopulations of this parasite circulating in dogs has not been thoroughly analyzed in Brazil, even though this knowledge has important implications in the clinical-epidemiological context. METHODS: The objective of this study was to evaluate and...
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