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J Med Primatol
; 47(6): 416-418, 2018 12.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29956831
RESUMO
A 2-year-old captive gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) was diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil, and treated with a single dose of liposomal amphotericin B, which resulted in clinical cure. This is the first report of visceral leishmaniasis in gorillas, and the first reported liposomal amphotericin B treatment in great apes.