In Latin America, the causative agent of kala-azar is the intracellular protozoan Leishmania infantum. Most cases in South America are reported in Brazil. Worldwide, it mainly affects Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, South Sudan and Sudan. Despite the high morbidity and lethality of kala-azar, most infections are asymptomatic. However, a small portion of patients evolves with recurrence of kala-azar becoming sympto...
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Made available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T17:03:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2016-01-01; Leishmania infantum is the etiological agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the Americas with domestic dogs being its major reservoir hosts. The main VL vector is the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis, while other Lutzomyia species may play a role in disease transmission. Although the genetic structure o...
Secretaria de Estado da Sa?de do Piau?. Instituto de Doen?as Tropicais Natan Portella. Teresina, PI, Brasil / Funda??o Municipal de Sa?de de Teresina. Diretoria de Vigil?ncia em Sa?de. Teresina, PI, Brasil.; Minist?rio da Sa?de. Secretaria de Vigil?ncia em Sa?de. Instituto Evandro Chagas. Ananindeua, PA, Brasil.; Secretaria de Estado da Sa?de do Piau?. Ger?ncia de Vigil?ncia em Sa?de. Teresina, PI, Brasil.; Uni...
Dogs are considered the main reservoir of Leishmania infantum. This protozoan causes visceral leishmaniasis (VL), an uncontrolled urban zoonosis in Brazil. Serological tests and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on peripheral blood were performed to identify infected dogs in scenarios of higher and lower prevalence of the disease (Teresina and Vitória). One-hundred infected and 57 non-infected animals from Teresi...
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Laboratório de Pesquisas Clínicas. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Laboratório de Pesquisas Clínicas. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Laboratório de Pesquisas Clínicas. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. L...
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