New reports of Australian cutaneous leishmaniasis in Northern Australian macropods

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 137, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1516-1520

  Dougall, A ^a,b   Shilton, C ^c   Low Choy, J ^d   Alexander, B ^e   Walton, S ^a,b  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Territory Wildlife Park ^*  (Australia)

^d Territory Wildlife Park   (Australia)

^e LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cutaneous leishmaniasis; Diagnosis; Macropods; Northern Territory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CYTOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; KANGAROO; LIFE CYCLE; MARSUPIAL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; WALLAROO; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIA; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MACROPODIDAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN;

EID: 70349240722     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809002313     Document Type: Article

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