Molecular epidemiology of cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Venezuela

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 96, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages S105-

  Rodriguez, Noris ^a   De Lima, Hector ^a   Aguilar, Cruz M ^b   Rodriguez, Armando ^a   Barker, Douglas C ^c   Convit, Jacinto ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOMEDICINA   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE CARABOBO   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Leishmania braziliensis; Leishmaniasis; Lutzomyia gomezi; Luzomyia panamensis; Rattus rattus; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA; PROTOZOAL DNA; REPETITIVE DNA; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOST; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; VENEZUELA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PSYCHODIDAE;

INSECTA; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LUTZOMYIA GOMEZI; MAMMALIA; RATTUS RATTUS;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MAMMALS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSYCHODIDAE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENEZUELA;

EID: 17344376138     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(02)90060-x     Document Type: Article

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