Rattus norvegicus (Rodentia: Muridae) Infected by Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum (syn. Le. chagasi) in Brazil

Figure 1

Geographical location of Governador Valadares municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Sites of capture of phlebotomine sand flies (pink circles) and small mammals trapping (black stars) in the districts under study (identified with black dots and numbers). Lu. longipalpis samples infected by Le. infantum were captured at sites 3 and 15; R. norvegicus equally infected was captured at site 14.