Cutaneous leishmaniasis is frequent in equines from an endemic area in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Authors: | C M Aguilar E F Rangel L M Deane |
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Abstract: | In an endemic area of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Rio de Janeiro State where a mule had been found infected, a systematic search among equines was performed, resulting in the detection of Leishmania parasites in skin lesions of 30.8% of the animals, which included horses and mules. The eventual role of equines in the epidemiology of the human disease is being investigated. |
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