Comorbid infections induce progression of visceral leishmaniasis

Comorbid infections induce progression of visceral leishmaniasis

Abstract Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a vector borne zoonotic disease endemic in humans and dogs in Brazil. Due to the increased risk of human infection secondary to the presence of infected dogs, public health measures in Brazil mandate testing and culling of infected dogs. Despite thi...

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Main Authors: Angela J. Toepp, Glória R. G. Monteiro, José F. V. Coutinho, Adam Leal Lima, Mandy Larson, Geneva Wilson, Tara Grinnage-Pulley, Carolyne Bennett, Kurayi Mahachi, Bryan Anderson, Marie V. Ozanne, Michael Anderson, Hailie Fowler, Molly Parrish, Kelsey Willardson, Jill Saucier, Phyllis Tyrell, Zachary Palmer, Jesse Buch, Ramaswamy Chandrashekar, Grant D. Brown, Jacob J. Oleson, Selma M. B. Jeronimo, Christine A. Petersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Tick-borne diseases
Canine leishmaniosis
Risk-factor
Progression
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3312-3

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