Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 96, Issue 1 , Pages 76-78 , January 2002

Leishmania (Viannia) spp. dissemination and tissue tropism in naturally infected dogs (Canis familiaris)

  • Richard Reithinger

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAuthor for correspondence: Disease Control and Vector Biology, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK; phone +44 (0)20 79272213, fax +44 (0)20 74679536.
    • Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
    • Molteno Institute for Parasitology, Department of Pathology, Cambridge University, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK
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  • Bronwen E. Lambson

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    • Molteno Institute for Parasitology, Department of Pathology, Cambridge University, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK
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  • Douglas C. Barker

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    • Molteno Institute for Parasitology, Department of Pathology, Cambridge University, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, UK
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  • Helen Counihan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
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  • Juan Canales Espinoza

      Affiliations

    • Direccion Regional de Salud Huánuco, Damaso Beraún 1016, Huánuco, Peru
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  • Jamintong Sabino Gonzalez

      Affiliations

    • Direccion Regional de Salud Huánuco, Damaso Beraún 1016, Huánuco, Peru
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  • Clive R. Davies

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK

Received 11 May 2001 ,Revised 2 July 2001 ,Accepted 5 July 2001.

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Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume 96, Issue 1 , Pages 76-78 , January 2002

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