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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in frequent in equines from an endemic area in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1986; Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde; Volume: 81; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0074-02761986000400015

ISSN

1678-8060

Autores

Cruz Manuel Aguilar, Elizabeth Ferreira Rangel, L. M. Deane,

Tópico(s)

T-cell and Retrovirus Studies

Resumo

In an endemic area of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Rio de Janeiro State where a mule had been found infected, a systematic search among equines was performed, resulting in the detection of Leishmania parasites in skin lesions of 30.8% of the animals, which included horses and mules. The eventual role of equines in the epidemiology of the human disease is being investigated.

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