First detection of Leishmania killicki (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae) in Ctenodactylus gundi (Rodentia, Ctenodactylidae), a possible reservoir of human cutaneous leishmaniasis in Tunisia

BACKGROUND: Leishmania killicki was originally described in 1980 in southeast Tunisia. It was also recently reported in Lybia and Algeria. Nevertheless, neither vector nor reservoirs of this parasite are known. The identification of the vector and the animal reservoir host of L. killicki is critical...

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Main Authors: Jaouadi, Kaouther, Haouas, Najoua, Chaara, Dhekra, Gorcii, Mohamed, Chargui, Najla, Augot, Denis, Pratlong, Francine, Dedet, Jean-Pierre, Ettlijani, Selim, Mezhoud, Habib, Babba, Hamouda
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Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2011
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Short Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3162927/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21834996
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-4-159
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