Natural infection of the opossum Didelphis albiventris (Marsupialia, Didelphidae) with Leishmania donovani, in Brazil.

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An opossum, Didelphis albiventris, from Jacobina, Bahia State, was found naturally infected with Leishmania donovani, being the first non-canid wild mammal to be detected with the agent of kala-azar in the New World.

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Sherlock, I. A., Miranda, J. C., Sadigursky, M., & Grimaldi Júnior, G. (1984). Natural infection of the opossum Didelphis albiventris (Marsupialia, Didelphidae) with Leishmania donovani, in Brazil. Memórias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 79(4), 511. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02761984000400020

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