Characterization of widespread canine leishmaniasis among wild carnivores from Spain

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 155, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 198-203

  Sobrino, R ^a   Ferroglio, E ^b   Oleaga, A ^a   Romano, A ^b   Millan, J ^c   Revilla, M ^d   Arnal, M C ^d   Trisciuoglio, A ^b   Gortazar C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c Facultad de Veterinaria Universidad de Zaragoza ^*  (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Leishmania infantum; Reservoir; Spain; Wild carnivores

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANIS LUPUS; CARNIVORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; GENETA GENETA; HERPESTES ICHNEUMON; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LYNX PARDINUS; MUSTELA PUTORIUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPAIN; SPLEEN; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; VULPES VULPES; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CARNIVORA; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREVALENCE; SPAIN;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; HERPESTES ICHNEUMON; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LYNX; LYNX PARDINUS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 47249143210     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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