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Palaearctic origin of Leishmania.
- S. Kerr
- Biology, Medicine
- Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
- 2000
The hypothesis of a Palaearctic origin of Leishmania in the early Cenozoic, dispersal to the Nearctic in the late Eocene and to the Neotropical in the Pliocene is presented. It is further… Expand
Leishmaniasis in Texas: prevalence and seasonal transmission of Leishmania mexicana in Neotoma micropus.
- S. Kerr, C. P. Mchugh, N. Dronen
- Biology, Medicine
- The American journal of tropical medicine and…
- 1 July 1995
The annual prevalence of Leishmania mexicana in Neotoma micropus from 16 southern Texas localities was determined by screening 192 N. micropus using in vitro culture. Eight woodrats also were… Expand
Molecular trees of trypanosomes incongruent with fossil records of hosts.
- S. Kerr
- Biology, Medicine
- Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
- 1 February 2006
Molecular trees of trypanosomes have confirmed conventionally accepted genera, but often produce topologies that are incongruent with knowledge of the evolution, systematics, and biogeography of… Expand
Further support for a Palaearctic origin of Leishmania.
- S. Kerr, R. Merkelz, C. Mackinnon
- Biology, Medicine
- Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
- 1 July 2000
The fossil record and systematics of murid rodents, reservoirs of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Palaearctic, Oriental, African, Nearctic and Neotropical, strongly support a Palaearctic… Expand
Short report: a focus of Leishmania mexicana near Tucson, Arizona.
- S. Kerr, C. P. Mchugh, R. Merkelz
- Biology, Medicine
- The American journal of tropical medicine and…
- 1 September 1999
Twenty-eight white-throated woodrats (Neotoma albigula) collected in Pima County, Arizona were screened for Leishmania using culture and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Two rodents were culture… Expand
Demographics, Den Use, Movements, and Absence of Leishmania mexicana in Southern Plains Woodrats (Neotoma micropus)
- R. Merkelz, S. Kerr
- Biology
- 1 March 2002
Southern plains woodrats (Neotoma micropus; n = 180) from 86 dens were trapped, tagged, and screened for Leishmania during 2,292 trap-nights conducted at the La Copita Research Area in southern Texas… Expand
Isolation of Leishmania mexicana from Neotoma micropus collected in Texas.
- C. P. Mchugh, M. Grogl, S. Kerr
- Biology, Medicine
- The Journal of parasitology
- 1 October 1990
A female Neotoma micropus infected with Leishmania was collected in Zavala County, Texas, on 15 January 1990. The infection was limited to lesions at the bases of the ears, and the parasite grew… Expand
Short report: a disseminated infection of Leishmania mexicana in an eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana, collected in Texas.
- Chad P McHugh, M. Thies, +4 authors S. Kerr
- Biology, Medicine
- The American journal of tropical medicine and…
- 1 November 2003
An eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana) collected in January 2001 near Bedias, Grimes County, Texas, had extensive lesions of both ears and swollen feet. Impression smears and histologic sections… Expand
Population Dynamics of Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) at Two Foci of Leishmaniasis in Texas
- C. P. McHugh, B. F. Ostrander, R. W. Raymond, S. Kerr
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of medical entomology
- 1 March 2001
Abstract Sand flies were collected at a focus of leishmaniasis in Medina County, TX, from April through October 1997 and at a focus in Bexar County, TX, from April 1998 through December 1999.… Expand
Temporal and spatial distribution of Leishmania mexicana infections in a population of Neotoma micropus.
- R. W. Raymond, C. P. Mchugh, Loren R Witt, S. Kerr
- Biology, Medicine
- Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
- 1 March 2003
A 19-month mark-release-recapture study of Neotoma micropus with sequential screening for Leishmania mexicana was conducted in Bexar County, Texas, USA. The overall prevalence rate was 14.7% and the… Expand