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- Title
Carrion’s Disease: More Than a Sand Fly–Vectored Illness.
- Authors
Pons, Maria J.; Gomes, Cláudia; del Valle-Mendoza, Juana; Ruiz, Joaquim
- Abstract
The article discusses the Carrion's disease, a biphasic illness caused by the infection of Bartonella bacilliformis, a bacteria which was transmitted through the bites from phlebotomine sand flies. Topics include the infection through monkey blood samples, the endemic zones smears to detect the presence of the bacteria and the vertical transmission.
- Subjects
VERRUGA peruana; BIPHASIC insulin; BARTONELLA; INSECT bites &; stings; SAND flies; VERTICAL transmission (Communicable diseases)
- Publication
PLoS Pathogens, 2016, Vol 12, Issue 10, p1
- ISSN
1553-7366
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.ppat.1005863