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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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1984
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761984000400020 |
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| Summary: | 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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