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Molecular detection and characterization of Leishmania infantum in free- ranging Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon)

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  • 1. National Institute for Agrarian and Veterinary Research (INIAV IP), Av. da República, Quinta do Marquês, Edifício Principal, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal & Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Animal Health (CIISA), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2. Divisão de Medicina Veterinária, Guarda Nacional Republicana, Tapada da Torre, Calçada da Ajuda, Lisboa, Portugal
  • 3. National Institute for Agrarian and Veterinary Research (INIAV IP), Av. da República, Quinta do Marquês, Edifício Principal, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal & Institute of Mediterranean Agricultural and Environmental Science (ICAAM), School of Science and Technology ECT, University of Évora, Portugal
  • 4. Departamento de Biologia & CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
  • 5. Departamento de Biologia & CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal & Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Edifício C2, 4̊ Piso, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal
  • 6. National Institute for Agrarian and Veterinary Research (INIAV IP), Av. da República, Quinta do Marquês, Edifício Principal, 2780-157, Oeiras, Portugal & Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (cE3c), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Edifício C2, 4̊ Piso, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal & Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016, Lisboa, Portugal

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Gomes, Jacinto, Rocha, Hugo, Carvalho, Carina, Bandeira, Victor, Fonseca, Carlos, Rosalino, Luís Miguel, Cunha, Mónica V. (2020): Molecular detection and characterization of Leishmania infantum in free- ranging Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon). International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 11: 158-162, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.02.001, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.02.001

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