Isolation and characterization of Leishmania parasites imported into Switzerland - A retrospective study

Parasitology Research

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 563-565

  Grimm, F ^a   Gessler, M ^a   Brun, R ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMPORT DISEASE; LEISHMANIA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND; TRAVEL;

LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA;

EID: 0030002239     PISSN: 00443255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004360050162     Document Type: Article

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