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Small mammals as hosts of Leishmania spp. in a highly endemic area for zoonotic leishmaniasis in North-Eastern Brazil

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LIMA, B. S. et al. Small mammals as hosts of Leishmania spp. in a highly endemic area for zoonotic leishmaniasis in North-Eastern Brazil. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 107, n. 9, p. 592–597, set. 2013.
1878-3503
10.1093/trstmh/trt062
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Lima, Bruna S.
Dantas-Torres, Filipe
Carvalho, Maria R. de
Marinho-Junior, José F.
Almeida, Ericka L. de
Brito, Maria E. F.
Gomes, Francisco
Brandão-Filho, Sinval P.
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O estudo foi financiado pelo CNPq (Bolsas 410481 / 2006-8, 400135 / 2006-0) e FACEPE (APQ-0630213/08).
 
Leishmania parasites cause leishmaniasis in humans and animals worldwide. These parasites are transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies, which become infected upon feeding on an infected mammalian host. We assessed the occurrence of Leishmania infection in small mammals in an area of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis endemicity.
 
2050-01-01
 
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