First report of Leishmania infantum infection in the endangered orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) in Madrid, Spain
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عنوان ژورنال: Parasites & Vectors
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1756-3305
DOI: 10.1186/s13071-018-2772-1