Publications

kala-azar in portugal. v. the sylvatic cycle in the enzootic endemic focus of arrabida.	leishmania parasites were found in three of 43 foxes examined in the arrabida region of the setúbal peninsula in portugal, this brings the total number of cases of vulpine leishmaniasis to four in 71 animals examined in this area, a prevalence rate of 5.63%. the three parasitized foxes found in this study were all symptomless and nnn cultures inoculated with tissue extracts were positive for all three animals. the immunofluorescence antibody test (ifat) was positive with titres greater than or e ...	1984	6530708
kala-azar in portugal. i. attempts to find a wild reservoir.	kala-azar is now increasing in portugal where it has been known since 1910. the natural region studied is made up of the western basins of the tejo and sado rivers with their important estuaries and the area south of lisbon. the climate and vegetation are mainly of the mediterranean type. kala-azar has always been endemic in the sub-region southwest of lisbon (45 cases from 1961 to 1978). in the setubal peninsula the disease has always had a low incidence (10 cases from 1961 to 1978). the alcáce ...	1982	7097826