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Leishmaniasis
Study results from F.B. Figueiredo and colleagues in the area of leishmaniasis published
April 22nd, 2008
"We report here the first known case of natural infection of a bush dog with Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi in Brazil," investigators in Brazil report. "The specimen was captured in the wild in the State of Mato Grosso and is currently being held in captivity at Fundacao Jardim Zoologico, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The leishmaniasis was diagnosed by culture of promastigote forms in intact skin fragments and their characterization by isoenzyme electrophoresis," wrote F.B. Figueiredo and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "This report calls attention to the parasitological and etiological control of certain zoonoses, such as leishmaniasis, in wild...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-22)
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