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Detection of Leishmania parasites in the testis of a dog affected by orchitis: case report

BACKGROUND: Transmission of canine leishmaniasis (CanL), a severe infection caused by L. infantum, usually occurs through the sand fly bite to the vertebrate host. A venereal route of transmission has also been suggested, but this issue is still controversial. FINDINGS: Here, we report a case of a d...

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Autores principales: Manna, Laura, Paciello, Orlando, Morte, Rossella Della, Gravino, Angelo Elio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3481428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23021706
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-216