Detection of Leishmania (L.) chagasi in canine skin

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 178, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 1-8

  de Queiroz, N M G P ^a   da Silveira, R C V ^a   de Noronha, A C F ^b   Oliveira, T M F S ^a   Machado, R Z ^a   Starke Buzetti, W A ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b CENTRO DE CONTROLE DE ZOONOSES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canine visceral leishmaniasis; Histochemistry; Immunohistochemistry; PCR; Skin

Indexed keywords

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOAD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 79956092637     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.12.033     Document Type: Article

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