title: Natural infection of the opossum Didelphis albiventris (Marsupialia, Didelphidae) with Leishmania donovani, in Brazil.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D007891:Leishmania / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000662:veterinary*; D009893:Opossums / Q000469:parasitology*