Visceral leishmaniasis during Italian Renaissance, 1522-1562

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 184-186

  Nerlich, Andreas G ^a   Bianucci, Raffaella ^b,e   Trisciuoglio, Anna ^b   Schönian, Gabriele ^c   Ball, Markus ^d   Giuffra, Valentina ^e   Bachmeier, Beatrice ^f   Pusch, Carsten M ^d   Ferroglio, Ezio ^b   Fornaciari, Gino ^e  

^a KLINIKUM BOGENHAUSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

CHILE; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; ITALIAN; ITALY; KINETOPLASTIDA; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA TROPICA; LEISHMANIASIS; LETTER; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTHROPOLOGY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HUMANS; ITALY; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL;

EID: 84856575523     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1801.102001     Document Type: Letter

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