Further Evidence of an Association between the Presence of Leishmania RNA Virus 1 and the Mucosal Manifestations in Tegumentary Leishmaniasis Patients.

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Published in PLoS Negl Trop Dis on September 15, 2015

Authors

Lilian Motta Cantanhêde1, Cipriano Ferreira da Silva Júnior2, Marcos Massayuki Ito2, Kátia Paula Felipin1, Roberto Nicolete1, Juan Miguel Villalobos Salcedo1, Renato Porrozzi3, Elisa Cupolillo3, Ricardo de Godoi Mattos Ferreira1

Author Affiliations

1: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Unidade Rondonia, Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil.
2: Secretaria de Saúde, Governo do Estado de Rondonia, Porto Velho, Rondonia, Brazil.
3: Laboratório de Pesquisa em Leishmaniose, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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