Venereal transmission of canine visceral leishmaniasis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 160, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 55-59

  Silva, Fabiana L ^a   Oliveira, Raquel G ^a   Silva, Teane M A ^a   Xavier, Mariana N ^a   Nascimento, Ernane F ^a   Santos, Renato L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dog; Leishmania chagasi; Venereal transmission; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BITCH; COPULATION; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SPERM; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; SEMEN; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; GLANS; HEXAPODA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI;

EID: 59649115964     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.10.079     Document Type: Article

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