The role of sloths and anteaters as Leishmania spp. reservoirs: a review and a newly described natural infection of Leishmania mexicana in the northern anteater

For years, mammals of the order Pilosa have been considered Leishmania reservoirs. But while most studies have focused on sloth species, anteaters have been overlooked, and in many Leishmania endemic countries like Mexico, no studies have been carried out. The aims of this work were to identify the...

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Published in:	Parasitology research (1987) Vol. 118; no. 4; pp. 1095 - 1101
Main Authors:	Muñoz-García, Claudia I., Sánchez-Montes, Sokani, Villanueva-García, Claudia, Romero-Callejas, Evangelina, Díaz-López, Hilda M., Gordillo-Chávez, Elías J., Martínez-Carrasco, Carlos, Berriatua, Eduardo, Rendón-Franco, Emilio
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-04-2019 Springer Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Analysis Animals Anteaters Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Bradypus variegatus Choloepus hoffmanni Disease Reservoirs - parasitology Distribution DNA sequencing DNA, Protozoan - genetics Immunology Infections Leishmania Leishmania mexicana - genetics Leishmania mexicana - isolation & purification Leishmaniasis Leishmaniasis - epidemiology Leishmaniasis - veterinary Literature reviews Medical Microbiology Mexico - epidemiology Microbiology Phylogeny Pilosa Protozoa Protozoology - Review Sloths Sloths - parasitology Species Tamandua mexicana Xenarthra - parasitology Mexico Xenarthra Mexico Leishmaniasis Edentata Myrmecophaga Tamandua mexicana
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