Current status of L. infantum infection in stray cats in the Madrid region (Spain): implications for the recent outbreak of human leishmaniosis?

BACKGROUND: Since 2009, the incidence of human leishmaniosis in the SW of the Madrid region has been unusually high. Although dogs are the main reservoir for this disease, a role played by dogs in this outbreak has been ruled out and investigators are now considering other hosts (eg. cats, rabbits,...

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Main Authors: Miró, Guadalupe, Rupérez, Cristina, Checa, Rocío, Gálvez, Rosa, Hernández, Leticia, García, Manuel, Canorea, Isabel, Marino, Valentina, Montoya, Ana
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3994395/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24655361
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-112
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