Contribution of molecular techniques to the epidemiology of neotropical Leishmania species.
Brandão-Filho et al. and Oliveira et al. have recently reported the detection of Leishmania in sylvatic and synanthropic animals that were captured in areas of Brazil that are endemic for leishmaniasis. Such investigations raise the issue of reservoirs of important endemic diseases by using modern molecular biology and biochemical techniques that complement traditional methods. Ecoepidemiological studies focusing on possible reservoirs have been important for providing contributions to prophylaxis and control measures to be employed by public health authorities.
Silva
Eduardo S
ES
Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Avenida Antônio Carlos 6627, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil. eduardosilva@funedi.edu.br
Gontijo
Célia M F
CM
Melo
Maria Norma
MN
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000469:parasitology; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology; D007891:Leishmania / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D051379:Mice; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000469:parasitology; D051381:Rats
D016054:DNA, Protozoan