An epidemic outbreak of canine cutaneous leishmaniasis in colombia caused by Leishmania braziliensis and Leishmania panamensis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 807-811

  Vélez, Iván D ^a   Carrillo, Lina M ^a   López, Liliana ^a   Rodríguez, Erwin ^b   Robledo, Sara M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b Health Office at the Army   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOMBIA; CROP; DOG DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH PROGRAM; INCIDENCE; INSECT BITE; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA PANAMENSIS; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; RAIN FOREST; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SOLDIER; SOUTH AMERICA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TUNGA;

ANIMALS; COLOMBIA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA GUYANENSIS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MEGLUMINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PSYCHODIDAE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; LEISHMANIA PANAMENSIS; PHLEBOTOMINAE;

EID: 84861801546     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0408     Document Type: Article

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