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Evaluation of a dot-immunoblot assay for detecting leishmanial antigen in naturally infected Phlebotomus argentipes (Diptera: Psychodidae)

V. KumarRajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical SciencesIndian Council of Medical Research, Agamkuan, Patna - 800 007, Bihar, India
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S. BimalRajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical SciencesIndian Council of Medical Research, Agamkuan, Patna - 800 007, Bihar, India
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S. KesariRajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical SciencesIndian Council of Medical Research, Agamkuan, Patna - 800 007, Bihar, India
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A. J. KumarRajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical SciencesIndian Council of Medical Research, Agamkuan, Patna - 800 007, Bihar, India
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A. K. BagchiNational Institute of Cholera and Enteric DiseasesIndian Council of Medical Research, Beliaghata, Kolkata - 700010, West Bengal, India
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M. A. AkbarRajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical SciencesIndian Council of Medical Research, Agamkuan, Patna - 800 007, Bihar, India
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K. KishoreRajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical SciencesIndian Council of Medical Research, Agamkuan, Patna - 800 007, Bihar, India
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S. K. BhattacharyaRajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical SciencesIndian Council of Medical Research, Agamkuan, Patna - 800 007, Bihar, India; National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Indian Council of Medical Research, Beliaghata, Kolkata - 700010, West Bengal, India
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P. DasNational Institute of Cholera and Enteric DiseasesIndian Council of Medical Research, Beliaghata, Kolkata - 700010, West Bengal, India
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Pages 371-376 | Published online: 29 Nov 2013

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