Prevalence of Leishmania spp. infection in domestic dogs in Chapare, Bolivia

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 171-174

  Parrado, Rudy ^a   Rojas, Ernesto ^a   Delgado, Raúl ^a   Torrico, Mary Cruz ^a   Reithinger, Richard ^b,c   Garcia, Ana Lineth ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN SIMÓN   (Bolivia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Control; Dogs; Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis; Leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BOLIVIA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; PREVALENCE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS;

EID: 79953161728     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.11.021     Document Type: Article

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