| autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis in brasília, federal district, brazil. | visceral leishmaniasis is a public health threat in brazil considering the high lethality rates and increasing geographical dispersion to large urban conglomerates over the past 25 years. this study aimed to confirm suspected autochthonous cases of visceral leishmaniasis reported from 2005 to 2009 among individuals living in brasilia, federal district. | 2010 | 20802938 |
| leishmania(leishmania) chagasi in captive wild felids in brazil. | this study used a pcr-rflp test to determine the presence of leishmania (leishmania) chagasi in 16 captive wild felids [seven puma concolor (linnaeus, 1771); five panthera onca (linnaeus, 1758) and four leopardus pardalis (linnaeus, 1758)] at the zoological park of the federal university of mato grosso, brazil. amplification of leishmania spp. dna was seen in samples from five pumas and one jaguar, and the species was characterized as l. chagasi using restriction enzymes. it is already known tha ... | 2010 | 19740501 |