A Novel Sampling Model to Study the Epidemiology of Canine Leishmaniasis in an Urban Environment

A Novel Sampling Model to Study the Epidemiology of Canine Leishmaniasis in an Urban Environment

Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is one of the most important parasitic diseases in the world. The domestic dog is the main reservoir of zoonotic VL and a high prevalence of canine leishmaniasis (CanL) is associated with transmission of infection to humans. Here we describe the methodology us...

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Main Authors: Lucy A. Parker, Lucrecia Acosta, Mariana Noel Gutierrez, Israel Cruz, Javier Nieto, Enrique Jorge Deschutter, Fernando Jorge Bornay-Llinares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
visceral leishmaniasis
canine leishmaniasis
sampling
epidemiology
canine population
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.642287/full

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