Potential of Artesunate in the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in dogs naturally infected by Leishmania infantum: Efficacy evidence from a randomized field trial.

Leishmaniasis is among the world's most neglected diseases. Dogs are the main reservoirs/hosts of Leishmania infantum, causative agent of both canine and human visceral leishmaniosis. Canine leishmaniasis (CanL) represents a public health problem as one of the most prevalent zoonotic diseases w...

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Main Authors: Hacène Medkour, Idir Bitam, Younes Laidoudi, Ismail Lafri, Abdelaziz Lounas, Hamza Karim Hamidat, Abdeslam Mekroud, Marie Varloud, Bernard Davoust, Oleg Mediannikov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008947