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color:#1F497D">I think Dr. Anuradha’s observation is important. In rural Bangladesh you will find mostly stray dogs. Our vector
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However, there is a report from Nepal where L. donovani was found in cows, buffaloes and even in goats (PCR). I believe still we are far to establish an animal reservoir for VL in Indian subcontinent.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> leish-l-bounces@lineu.icb.usp.br [mailto:leish-l-bounces@lineu.icb.usp.br]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Anuradha Dube<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 20, 2013 10:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Syamal Roy; jeffrey shaw<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Leish-l] L.donovani in dogs?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">I have tried to develop dog as a model for L. donovani ( Dd8 strain) while I was working on monkey model in late nineties. I have infected stray dogs but none were found positive on day 30
p.i. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">ANURADHA DUBE, Ph.D <br>
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Leishmania laboratory, Division of Parasitology <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:35:37 +0530<br>
From: sroy@iicb.res.in<br>
To: jayusp@hotmail.com<br>
CC: leish-l@lineu.icb.usp.br<br>
Subject: Re: [Leish-l] L.donovani in dogs?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The information seems interesting. I do not know any such information about VL in dogs in India. India and Bangladesh border is porous and I would assume that may be there are cases of VL
infected dogs in India as well. How authentic this information is? Do they have any data? May I have it?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 6:46 AM, jeffrey shaw <<a href="mailto:jayusp@hotmail.com" target="_blank">jayusp@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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"</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D">I am in Bangladesh…they think they have L donovani in dogs here</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Is that the case in China? Or elsewhere?"</span><span style="font-family:
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D">Does anybody know of a bone fide ID of donovani in dogs?</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><br>
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