Dogs with divergent serology for visceral leishmaniasis as sources of Leishmania infection for Lutzomyia longipalpis phlebotomine sand flies – an observational study in an endemic area in Brazil

• Marília Fonseca Rocha,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Instituto René Rachou/FIOCRUZ, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Érika Monteiro Michalsky,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Instituto René Rachou/FIOCRUZ, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Fabiana de Oliveira Lara-Silva,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Instituto René Rachou/FIOCRUZ, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Josiane Lopes Valadão,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Instituto René Rachou/FIOCRUZ, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• João Carlos França-Silva,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology

  Affiliation Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Letícia Cavalari Pinheiro,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Instituto René Rachou/FIOCRUZ, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Joel Fontes de Sousa,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Ronaldo Cardoso dos Santos,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Marcelo Dias Soares,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Consuelo Latorre Fortes-Dias,

  Roles Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Fundação Ezequiel Dias, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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• Edelberto Santos Dias

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: edelberto.dias@fiocruz.br

  Affiliation Instituto René Rachou/FIOCRUZ, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

  http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2370-5113

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