Tissue distribution of Leishmania chagasi and lesions in transplacentally infected fetuses from symptomatic and asymptomatic naturally infected bitches

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 165, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 327-331

  Pangrazio, Kristel Kegler ^a   Costa, Erica A ^b   Amarilla, Shyrley P ^a   Cino, Ada G ^a   Silva, Teane M A ^b   Paixão, Tatiane A ^b   Costa, Luciana F ^b   Dengues, Enrique G ^a   Diaz, Andres Avalos Ruiz ^a   Santos, Renato L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ASUNCIÓN   (Paraguay)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Leishmania; Transplacental transmission; Vertical transmission; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BITCH; BONE MARROW; CONGENITAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; HEART; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNODETECTION; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; KIDNEY; LEISHMANIA CHAGASI; LEISHMANIASIS; LIVER; LYMPH NODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM; SPLEEN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; FETUS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; INVERTEBRATA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA SP.;

EID: 70349781684     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.07.013     Document Type: Article

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