First visceral leishmaniasis focus in Argentina

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 109-111

  Salomon, O D ^a   Sinagra, A ^b   Nevot, M C ^c   Barberian, G ^d   Paulin, P ^d   Estevez, J O ^c   Riarte, Adelina ^b   Estevez, J ^e  

^a Instituto Nacional de Diagnostico e Investigacion de la Enfermedad de Chagas Dr Mario Fatala Chaben   (Argentina)

^b Administracion Nacional de Laboratorios E Institutos de Salud Dr Carlos G Malbran   (Argentina)

^c Veterinaria del Oeste   (Argentina)

^d HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

^e Laboratorio de Alta Complejidad de Misiones   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Canine visceral leishmaniasis; Lutzomyia longipalpis; Visceral leishmaniais

Indexed keywords

LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 41149137701     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762008000100018     Document Type: Article

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