Competence of non-human primates to transmit Leishmania infantum to the invertebrate vector Lutzomyia longipalpis.

• Main Authors: Ayisa Rodrigues de Oliveira (Author), Guilherme Rafael Gomide Pinheiro (Author), Herlandes P Tinoco (Author), Maria Elvira Loyola (Author), Carlyle Mendes Coelho (Author), Edelberto Santos Dias (Author), Érika Michalsky Monteiro (Author), Fabiana de Oliveira Lara E Silva (Author), Angela Tinoco Pessanha (Author), Andreza Geisiane Maia Souza (Author), Nathália Cristina Lima Pereira (Author), Nelder F Gontijo (Author), Ricardo T Fujiwara (Author), Tatiane Alves da Paixão (Author), Renato Lima Santos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease of worldwide relevance. Visceral leishmaniasis is endemic in Brazil, where it is caused by Leishmania infantum with Lutzomyia longipalpis being the most important invertebrate vector. Non-human primates are susceptible to L. infantum infection. However, little is...