American cutaneous leishmaniasis in two cats from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: First report of natural infection with Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 165-167

  Schubach, T M P ^a   Figueiredo, F B ^a   Pereira, S A ^a   Madeira, M F ^b   Santos, I B ^a,c   Andrade, M V ^d   Cuzzi, T ^b   Marzochi, M C A ^b,d   Schubach, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Funda??o Oswaldo Cruz   (Brazil)

^c CNPq   (Brazil)

^d Rio de Janeiro   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cats; Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis; Leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ISOENZYME;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAT; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME ELECTROPHORESIS; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CAT DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY;

FELIS CATUS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS;

EID: 1842557332     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(03)00040-3     Document Type: Article

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