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In silico and in vitro evaluation of primers for molecular differentiation of L...
Trigo,Beatriz Batista; Oliveira-Rovai,Fernanda Muller de; Milanesi,Marco; Ito,Pier Kenji Rauschkolb Katsuda; Utsunomiya,Yuri Tani; Lopes,Flávia LombardiAbstract Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by over 20 species of protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. Infection is commonly spread by sandflies and produces a wide spectrum of clinical signs and symptoms. Therefore, from an epidemiological and therapeutic standpoint, it is important to detect and differentiate Leishmania spp. The objective of this study was to combinate in silico and in vitro s...
Age structure of owned dogs under compulsory culling in a visceral leishmaniasi...
Bortoletto,Danielly Vieira; Utsunomiya,Yuri Tani; Perri,Silvia Helena Venturoli; Ferreira,Fernando; Nunes,Cáris MaroniAbstract: The age structure of the dog population is essential for planning and evaluating control programs for zoonotic diseases. We analyzed data of an owned-dog census in order to characterize, for the first time, the structure of a dog population under compulsory culling in a visceral leishmaniasis endemic area (Panorama, São Paulo State, Brazil) that recorded a dog-culling rate of 28% in the year of the st...