| visceral leishmaniasis in captive wild canids in brazil. | visceral leishmaniasis (vl) is endemic in belo horizonte (state of minas gerais, brazil). leishmania sp. can naturally infect several species of mammals, and the domestic dog is the most important reservoir of the disease in south america. this report describes five cases of visceral leishmaniasis in brazilian canids. among 15 animals kept in captivity in a zoo in belo horizonte (state of minas gerais, brazil), two animals, a bush dog (spheotos venaticos) and a hoary zorro (lycalopex vetulus) we ... | 2008 | 18556130 |
| naturally acquired visceral leishmaniasis in non-human primates in brazil. | visceral leishmaniasis (vl) is a chronic and often fatal protozoal disease that is endemic in belo horizonte (state of minas gerais, brazil). leishmania sp. is an intracellular obligatory parasite of macrophages that can naturally infect several mammalian species. non-human primates (nhp) have been used as experimental models for infection with leishmania of the donovani complex. the present report describes a case of visceral leishmaniasis in a black-fronted titi. among 41 primates kept in capt ... | 2010 | 20056328 |
| [epidemiological aspects of american tegumentary leishmaniasis in varzelândia, minas gerais, brazil]. | to characterize an area of endemic leishmaniasis, aiming to test a candidate leishmania vaccine, a prospective epidemiological survey was implemented in 1999 in a rural area of varzelândia, minas gerais, brazil. from a total of 1,253 persons in 246 households, 1,170 were included, of whom 593 (50.6%) were males and 662 (56.5%) were under 21 years of age. a montenegro intradermal test performed in 1,120 individuals and evaluated in 1,020 was reactive in 282 (27.6%). serological testing through in ... | 2006 | 16751973 |