Is the domestic dog (Canis familiaris) a reservoir host of American cutaneous leishmaniasis? A critical review of the current evidence

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 530-541

  Reithinger, Richard ^a   Davies, Clive R ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOG; INFECTION CONTROL; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA PANAMENSIS; NONHUMAN; RESERVOIR; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA PANAMENSIS; LEISHMANIA PERUVIANA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032703415     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.530     Document Type: Article

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