Natural infection of the opossum Didelphis albiventris (Marsupialia, Didelphidae) with Leishmania donovani, in Brazil

An opossum, Didelphis albiventris, from Jacobina, bahia State, was found naturally infected with Leishmania donovani, being the first non-canid wild mammal to be detected with agent of kala-azar in the New World.

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Main Authors: Sherlock,Ítalo A., Miranda,José Carlos, Sadigursky,Moysés, Grimaldi Júnior,Gabriel
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1984
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761984000400020
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