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Ann Trop Med Parasitol 1988 Oct;82(5):437-44.

The discovery and preliminary characterization of a novel trypanosomatid parasite from Rattus norvegicus and stray dogs from Alexandria, Egypt.

Morsy TA, Schnur LF, Feinsod FM, Michael SA, Saah A, Salama MM, Wahba MM

Ain Shams Research and Training Center of Vectors of Diseases, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

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Article type: Curated - Canary ID: 1870

Cause and Effect Analysis Interspecies susceptibility data Shared exposures with humans Shared outcomes with humans Gene sequence data
Yes Yes No No No
Study type N Routes Sampling Controls Timing
cross sectional 2304 vector exposure yes concurrent
Exposures Leishmania sp.
Trypanosoma
Outcomes Leishmaniasis, Visceral
Parasites
Species Acomys airensis
Dogs
Mice
Rats
roof rat
Locations
Egypt Al Iskandar¿yah Alexandria (populated place)

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