Periodic administration of allopurinol is not effective for the prevention of canine leishmaniosis (Leishmania infantum) in the endemic areas

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 130, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 199-205

  Saridomichelakis, Manolis N ^a   Mylonakis, Mathios E ^a   Leontides, Leonidas S ^b   Billinis, Charalambos ^b   Koutinas, Alexander F ^a   Galatos, Apostolos D ^b   Gouletsou, Pagona ^b   Diakou, Anastasia ^a   Kontos, Vassilios I ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

Author keywords

Allopurinol; Dog; Leishmania infantum; Leishmaniosis; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DOG; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; INFECTION PREVENTION; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSYCHODIDAE; SEROCONVERSION;

ALLOPURINOL; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 19544373139     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.04.013     Document Type: Article

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