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Visceral Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum in Salta, Argentina: Possible Reservoirs and Vectors.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 Aug 2015
Barroso Paola A, Marco Jorge D, Locatelli Fabricio M, Cardozo Rubén M, Hoyos Carlos L, Mora María C, García Bustos María F, López-Quiroga Inés, Mimori Tatsuyuki, Gentile Alberto G, Barrio Alejandra B, Korenaga Masataka, Hashiguchi Yoshihisha, Basombrío Miguel A
Abstract excerpt
Cases of human visceral leishmaniasis (HVL) were not recorded until recently in the Chaco region of northwestern Argentina. Dogs were surveyed at the sites of infection of two HVL index cases in the Chaco region of Salta province. Canine cases (CanL) were diagnosed by two parasitological methods, two molecular methods targeting mini- and maxicircle DNA, and immunochromatographic dipstick. Among 77 dogs studied,...
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