Transmission potential, skin inflammatory response, and parasitism of symptomatic and asymptomatic dogs with visceral leishmaniasis

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Vercosa B L A ^a   Lemos, C M ^a   Mendonca I L ^a   Silva, S M M S ^a   De Carvalho, S M ^a   Goto, H ^b   Costa, F A L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; LUTZOMYIA LONGIPALPIS; PROTOZOA; PSYCHODIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHODIDAE; SKIN; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PSYCHODIDAE; SKIN;

EID: 58749107357     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-45     Document Type: Article

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