Prospective study on the incidence and progression of clinical signs in naïve dogs naturally infected by Leishmania infantum.

The incidence of clinical and clinicopathological signs associated with the progression of infection was evaluated prospectively in 329 naïve young dogs exposed to Leishmania infantum transmission and examined periodically during 22 months (M). The dogs were part of Leishmania vaccine investigations...

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Main Authors: Valentina Foglia Manzillo, Trentina Di Muccio, Sivia Cappiello, Aldo Scalone, Rosa Paparcone, Eleonora Fiorentino, Manuela Gizzarelli, Marina Gramiccia, Luigi Gradoni, Gaetano Oliva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3649971?pdf=render