Directions for the diagnosis, clinical staging, treatment and prevention of canine leishmaniosis

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 165, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-18

  Solano Gallego, L ^a   Koutinas, A ^b   Miro G ^c   Cardoso, L ^d   Pennisi, M G ^e   Ferrer, L ^f   Bourdeau, P ^g   Oliva, G ^h   Baneth, G ⁱ  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^g LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

ⁱ HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Dog; Leishmania infantum; Prevention; Prognosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; KETOCONAZOLE; LEISHMANIA VACCINE; MARBOFLOXACIN; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; METRONIDAZOLE; MILTEFOSINE; PAROMOMYCIN; PENTAMIDINE; PROTOZOAL DNA; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; SPIRAMYCIN;

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANTIBODY DETECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE IMMUNITY; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHODIDAE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PHLEBOTOMINAE;

EID: 70349501962     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.05.022     Document Type: Review

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