Force of infection and evolution of lesions of canine tegumentary leishmaniasis in northwestern Argentina

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 649-652

  Marco, Jorge Diego ^a   Padilla, Angel Marcelo ^a   Diosque, Patricio ^a   Fernández, Marisa Mariel ^b   Malchiodi, Emilio Luis ^b   Basombrío, Miguel Angel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Dog; Follow up; Force of infection; Tegumentary leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FOLLOW UP; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES;

EID: 0035407429     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762001000500009     Document Type: Article

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