Experimental infection of dogs with Leishmania and saliva as a model to study Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis.

Experimental infection of dogs with Leishmania and saliva as a model to study Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis.

BACKGROUND: Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis (CVL) is a zoonotic disease caused by Leishmania infantum, transmitted by the bite of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies. Dogs are the main domestic reservoir of the parasite. The establishment of an experimental model that partially reproduces natural infecti...

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Main Authors: Dirceu Joaquim Costa, Rayssa M de Araujo Carvalho, Melissa Abbehusen, Clarissa Teixeira, Maiana Pitombo, Joelma Trigo, Flávia Nascimento, Lucilene Amorim, Ana Lucia Abreu-Silva, Maria do Socorro Pires Cruz, José Carlos Miranda, Kyoshi Fukutani, Camila I de Oliveira, Aldina Barral, Manoel Barral-Netto, Cláudia Brodskyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3618420?pdf=render

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