[Epidemiology of leishmaniasis in French Guiana in relation to the existence of a new species of echimyid rodent, Proechimys cuvieri sp. n].
The rediscovery and reexamination of the skull of the type of Proechimys guyannensis (E. Geoffroy; 1803) allows us to give more details about this species. It appears that a new sympatric species, P. cuvieri, has to be distinguished, which could have great implications for the leishmaniosis epidemiology in French Guiana.
D000818:Animals; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005616:French Guiana; D007891:Leishmania; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000635:transmission*; D051381:Rats / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology*
Epidémiologie de la leishmaniose en Guyane française, en relation avec l'existence d'une espèce nouvelle de Rongeurs Echimyides, Proechimys cuvieri sp. n.