First report of infection of Lutzomyia longipalpis by Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum from a naturally infected cat of Brazil

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 150-154

  da Silva, Sydnei Magno ^a   Rabelo, Priscila Fonte Boa ^b   Gontijo, Nelder de Figueiredo ^a   Ribeiro, Raul Rio ^c   Melo, Maria Norma ^a   Ribeiro, Vitor Marcio ^b   Michalick, Marilene Suzan Marques ^a,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RECÔNCAVO DA BAHIA   (Brazil)

^d FUMEC UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cat (Felis catus domesticus); Feline visceral leishmaniasis; Leishmania infantum; Lutzomyia longipalpis; Xenodiagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PSYCHODIDAE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; XENODIAGNOSIS;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; PSYCHODIDAE;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS;

EID: 78049388651     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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