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Serological survey of Leishmaniainfection in blood donors in Salvador, Northeastern Brazil

BACKGROUND: Visceral Leishmaniasis is endemic to Brazil, where it is caused by Leishmania infantum (syn. Leishmania chagasi). Following parasite inoculation, individuals may experience asymptomatic infection, raising the possibility of parasite transmission through the transfusion of contaminated bl...

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Autores principales: Fukutani, Kiyoshi F, Figueiredo, Virgínia, Celes, Fabiana S, Cristal, Juqueline R, Barral, Aldina, Barral-Netto, Manoel, de Oliveira, Camila I
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4122787/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25073468
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-422

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