CUTANEOUS AND VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS CO-INFECTION IN DOGS FROM RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL: EVALUATION BY SPECIFIC PCR AND RFLP-PCR ASSAYS

Cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis co-infection in dogs from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: evaluation by specific PCR and RFLP-PCR assays

Introduction During a diagnostic evaluation of Coolers canine visceral leishmaniasis (VL), two of seventeen dogs were found to be co-infected by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi.Methods Specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism-PCR (RFLP-PCR) assays were performed.Resu

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National healthcare information system in Croatian primary care: the foundation for improvement of quality and efficiency in patient care

In order to improve the quality of patient care, while at the same time keeping up with the pace of increased needs of the population for healthcare services that directly impacts on the cost of care delivery processes, the Republic of Croatia, under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, has formed a strategy and campaign for

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Group Selection and Contribution of Minority Variants during Virus Adaptation Determines Virus Fitness and Phenotype.

Understanding how a pathogen colonizes and adapts to a new host environment is a primary aim in studying emerging infectious diseases.Adaptive Glove Box Holders and Dispensers mutations arise among the thousands of variants generated during RNA virus infection, and identifying these variants will shed light onto how changes in tropism and species j

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