Contribution of molecular techniques to the epidemiology of neotropical Leishmania species

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 550-552

  Silva, Eduardo S ^a,b   Gontijo, Célia M F ^c   Melo, Maria Norma ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAZIL; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; BRAZIL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MICE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSYCHODIDAE; RATS;

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EID: 27644466361     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2005.09.008     Document Type: Short Survey

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