Detection of Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi in the oral swab of individuals living in an endemic area for Visceral Leishmaniasis

• Grant number: 19/01726-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Technical Training Program - Technical Training
• Start date: May 01, 2019
• End date: February 29, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Collective Health - Public Health
• Principal Investigator: Carlos Eduardo Pereira Corbett
• Grantee: Natalia Uehara
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina (FM). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 14/50315-0 - Leishmaniasis in Latin America: an advanced perspective on immunopathogenetic factors of cutaneous and visceral infection, immunomodulators of the sandflies vector saliva and immunogenic exo-antigens of Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi as vaccine candidates, AP.TEM