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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Autores principales: Costa, Dirceu Joaquim, Carvalho, Rayssa M. de Araujo, Abbehusen, Melissa, Teixeira, Clarissa, Pitombo, Maiana, Trigo, Joelma, Nascimento, Flávia, Amorim, Lucilene, Abreu-Silva, Ana Lucia, do Socorro Pires Cruz, Maria, Miranda, José Carlos, Fukutani, Kyoshi, de Oliveira, Camila I., Barral, Aldina, Barral-Netto, Manoel, Brodskyn, Cláudia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3618420/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23577121
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060535

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3618420/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23577121
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060535

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