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. 1988 Jun;74(3):512-4.

Recovery of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis from inoculated hamsters

N E Peterson  1 , M A Costa, J A Vexenat, E M Netto, P D Marsden, A V Magalhães, A C Barretto
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Recovery of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis from inoculated hamsters

N E Peterson et al. J Parasitol. 1988 Jun.

Abstract

Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis has never been isolated from wild animals although it is apparently capable of inducing infections in man, dogs, and donkeys. An analysis of the standard hamster culture system for analyzing infectivity of Leishmania sp. was undertaken. Results indicate that for L. (V.) braziliensis, routine cultivation of aspirates taken from the inoculation sites of 1-mo-infected hamsters should be undertaken. Moreover, in at least 1 of the 3 strains examined, isolation of the parasite was only achieved after 84 days of cultivation.

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