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Experimental dog during xenodiagnosis.
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posted on 2020-02-20, 18:30 authored by Marília Fonseca Rocha, Érika Monteiro Michalsky, Fabiana de Oliveira Lara-Silva, Josiane Lopes Valadão, João Carlos França-Silva, Letícia Cavalari Pinheiro, Joel Fontes de Sousa, Ronaldo Cardoso dos Santos, Marcelo Dias Soares, Consuelo Latorre Fortes-Dias, Edelberto Santos DiasA. Lu. longipalpis females were placed in a plastic box with an open top covered by a fine nylon mesh and the box was fixed on the inner skin of the dog's ear. B. The whole set was covered with a piece of black tissue for 30 minutes. C. Lu. longipalpis specimens were collected for molecular analysis. Engorged females can be noticed near the nylon mesh.
