Canine leishmaniosis - new concepts and insights on an expanding zoonosis: part one

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 324-330

  Baneth, Gad ^a   Koutinas, Alexander F ^b   Solano Gallego, Laia ^c   Bourdeau, Patrick ^d   Ferrer, Lluis ^e  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOG; DOG DISEASE; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; ZOONOSES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 45449085832     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2008.04.001     Document Type: Review

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