2011
Leishmania (Viannia) Infection in the Domestic Dog in Chaparral, Colombia
Santaella J, Ocampo CB, Saravia NG, Méndez F, Góngora R, Gomez MA, Munstermann LE, Quinnell RJ. Leishmania (Viannia) Infection in the Domestic Dog in Chaparral, Colombia. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2011, 84: 674-680. PMID: 21540374, PMCID: PMC3083732, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous leishmaniasisSkin biopsy specimensHuman cutaneous leishmaniasisReservoirs of LeishmaniaEnzyme-linked immunosorbentAmerican cutaneous leishmaniasisPrevalence of infectionBiopsy specimensLeishmania infectionRisk factorsCanine infectionLeishmania guyanensisBuffy coatL. braziliensisDogsInfectionLeishmaniasisPeridomestic transmissionL. guyanensisPositive resultsBlottingMore testsDomestic dogsGuyanensisBiopsy
1998
Genetic variability in biochemical characters of Brazilian field populations of the Leishmania vector, Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae).
Mukhopadhyay J, Ghosh K, Rangel E, Munstermann L. Genetic variability in biochemical characters of Brazilian field populations of the Leishmania vector, Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae). American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 1998, 59: 893-901. PMID: 9886196, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.59.893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenetic distanceField populationsMean heterozygosityNei's genetic distanceLow genetic distanceBrazilian field populationsDistribution of genesAllelic frequency differencesDiagnostic lociEnzyme lociPolymorphic speciesInsect vectorsHigh-frequency allelesLongipalpis populationsGenetic variabilityDistribution rangeBiochemical charactersGeographic strainsSoutherly samplesFrequency allelesLociCoastal BrazilBahia StateLeishmania vectorsSouth America