Cotton Rats (Sigmodon hispidus) and Black Rats (Rattus rattus) as Possible Reservoirs of Leishmania spp. in Lara State, Venezuela

A total of 519 wild animals belonging to eleven species were collected during a two year study in a cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic area in Venezuela (La Matica, Lara State). The animals were captured in home-made Tomahawk- like traps baited with maize, bananas or other available local fruits, and p...

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Veröffentlicht:	2002
Schlagworte:	Leishmania reservoirs leishmaniasis polymerase chain reaction Venezuela
Online-Zugang:	http://hdl.handle.net/10872/12653
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