Seroconversion of sentinel chickens as a biomarker for monitoring exposure to visceral Leishmaniasis

Leishmania infantum chagasi causes visceral leishmaniasis (VL); it is transmitted by the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis that injects saliva and parasites into the host's skin during a blood meal. Chickens represent an important blood source for sand flies and their presence in the endemic area...

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Autores principales: Soares, Bárbara Ribeiro, Souza, Ana Paula Almeida, Prates, Deboraci Brito, de Oliveira, Camila I., Barral-Netto, Manoel, Miranda, José Carlos, Barral, Aldina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3733060/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23912591
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep02352

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3733060/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23912591
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep02352

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