LEISHMANIA (VIANNIA) BRAZILIENSIS INFECTION IN TWO COLOMBIAN DOGS: A NOTE ON INFECTIVITY FOR SAND FLIES AND RESPONSE TO TREATMENT

Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis infection in two Colombian dogs: a note on infectivity for sand flies and response to treatment

Introduction.Although canine cutaneous leishmaniasis has been reported in several foci of South America, no published information from Colombia is available.Objective.We report on two cases found in the Pacific coast region of this country, which presented as a single scrotal ulcer in one dog, and two ulcers on the external surface of the ear in a

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Polymorphic DNA microsatellite markers for forensic individual identification and parentage analyses of seven threatened species of parrots (family Psittacidae)

The parrot family represents one of the bird group with the largest number of endangered species, as a result of habitat destruction and illegal trade.This illicit traffic involves the smuggling of eggs and animals, and the laundering through captive breeding facilities of wild-caught animals.Despite the huge potential of wildlife DNA forensics to

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Basic Aspects and Epidemiological Studies on Leptospirosis Carried Out in Animals in Chile: A Bibliographic Review

Leptospirosis is an important zoonosis worldwide.This disease affects numerous animal species, some of them are classified as “maintenance hosts”, and others are categorized as “incidental hosts”.Humans are at risk of becoming infected by having contact with domestic and wild animals.In this paper, general aspects Rangehood Filter Latch of

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Approach to Strain Selection and the Propagation of Viral Stocks for Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus Vaccine Efficacy Testing under the Animal Rule

Ceylon Tea Licensure of a vaccine to protect against aerosolized Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) requires use of the U.S.Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Animal Rule to assess vaccine efficacy as human studies are not feasible or ethical.An approach to selecting VEEV challenge strains for use under the Animal Rule was developed, takin

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