The transmission dynamics of canine American cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Huánuco, Peru

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 473-480

  Reithinger, Richard ^a   Espinoza, Juan Canales ^b   Davies, Clive R ^a  

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

^b Universidad de Huanuco   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA PERUVIANA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERU; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

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

EID: 1342346786     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2003.69.473     Document Type: Article

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