Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonosis caused by the protozoan of the genus Leishmania. The disease is transmitted by the bite of a sand fly vector. Although the main reservoirs are dogs, other hosts can be infected and may play this role. Rio Grande do Sul western region, located on the triple border of Brazil-Uruguay-Argentina, represents a VL transmission area. The goal of the present study was to identif...
Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-12T01:10:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-01-01; North Carolina Biotechnology Center; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul; Universidade Federal do Pampa; Leishmaniasis is a neglected zoonotic disease caused by a variety of pathogenic Leishmania species. In the New World, especially in Brazil, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is caused by Leishmania i...