The domestic dog, a potential reservoir for Leishmania in the Peten region of Guatemala

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-7

  Ryan, Pamela R ^a   Arana, Byron A ^b   Ryan, Jeffrey R ^c,f   Wirtz, Robert A ^d   Wortmann, Glenn W ^e   Rizzo, Nidia R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE DE GUATEMALA   (Guatemala)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis familiaris; Dog; Fluorogenic PCR; Histopathology; Leishmania; Leishmaniasis; Reservoir; Serology

Indexed keywords

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GUATEMALA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SEROPREVALENCE; ZOONOSIS;

CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037629606     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(03)00158-4     Document Type: Article

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