Genital lesions associated with visceral leishmaniasis and shedding of Leishmania sp. in the semen of naturally infected dogs

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 650-658

  Diniz, S A ^a   Melo, M S ^a   Borges, A M ^a   Bueno, R ^a   Reis, B P ^a   Tafuri, W L ^a   Nascimento, E F ^a   Santos, R L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genital system; Leishmania sp.; Semen; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EPIDIDYMIS; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PENIS; PROSTATE; SPERM; TESTIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EPIDIDYMIS; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; PENIS; PROSTATE; SEMEN; TESTIS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; GLANS; INVERTEBRATA; LEISHMANIA SP.;

EID: 24644454374     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 03009858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.42-5-650     Document Type: Article

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