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Leishmania infantum

[lēsh′man·ē·ə in′fan·təm]
(invertebrate zoology)
The protozoan parasite that causes infantile leishmaniasis.
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Role of wildlife in the epidemiology of Leishmania infantum infection in Europe.
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Cellular and humoral immune responses in dogs experimentally and naturally infected with leishmania infantum. Infect.
Mixed infection of Leishmania infantum and Leishmania braziliensis in rodents from endemic urban area of the New World.
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Asgari et al., "First report of natural infection in cats with Leishmania infantum in Iran," VectorBorne and Zoonotic Diseases, vol.
Quantification of Leishmania infantum DNA by a realtime PCR assay with high sensitivity.
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