Visceral leishmaniasis in zoo and wildlife

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 200, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 233-241

  Souza, Tayse Domingues ^a   Turchetti, Andréia Pereira ^a   Fujiwara, Ricardo Toshio ^a   Paixão, Tatiane Alves ^a   Santos, Renato Lima ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leishmania infantum; Visceral leishamniasis; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; VISCERAL LEISHAMNIASIS; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANIMALS, ZOO; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL;

EID: 84895902337     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.12.025     Document Type: Review

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