Infecção natural de Equus asinus por Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis - Bahia, Brasil

In Corte de Pedra, Valenca, state of Bahia, a donkey, Equus asinus, was found naturally infected with Leishmania braziliensis braziliensis. The parasite was isolated from a lesion located on a castration scar, and identified by means of monoclonal antibodies.