An Overview of Immunotherapeutic Approaches Against Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis: What Has Been Tested on Dogs and a New Perspective on Improving Treatment Efficacy

An Overview of Immunotherapeutic Approaches Against Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis: What Has Been Tested on Dogs and a New Perspective on Improving Treatment Efficacy

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), caused by digenetic protozoa of the genus Leishmania, is the most severe form of leishmaniasis. Leishmania infantum is one of the species responsible for VL and the disease caused is considered a zoonosis whose main reservoir is the dog. Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CV...

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Main Authors: Ana Alice Maia Gonçalves, Jaqueline Costa Leite, Lucilene Aparecida Resende, Reysla Maria da Silveira Mariano, Patricia Silveira, Otoni Alves de Oliveira Melo-Júnior, Helen Silva Ribeiro, Diana Souza de Oliveira, Diogo Fonseca Soares, Thaiza Aline Pereira Santos, Alexandre Ferreira Marques, Alexsandro Sobreira Galdino, Olindo Assis Martins-Filho, Walderez Ornelas Dutra, Denise da Silveira-Lemos, Rodolfo Cordeiro Giunchetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
canine visceral leishmaniasis
Leishmania infantum
biomarkers
treatment
immunotherapy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00427/full

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