Longitudinal study on the detection of canine Leishmania infections by conjunctival swab analysis and correlation with entomological parameters

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 171, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 223-228

  Gramiccia, Marina ^a   Di Muccio, Trentina ^a   Fiorentino, Eleonora ^a   Scalone, Aldo ^a   Bongiorno, Gioia ^a   Cappiello, Silvia ^b   Paparcone, Rosa ^b   Foglia Manzillo, Valentina ^b   Maroli, Michele ^a   Gradoni, Luigi ^a   Oliva, Gaetano ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conjunctival swab; Dog; Leishmania infantum; Nested PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVAL BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG DISEASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FOLLOW UP; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PHLEBOTOMUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSYCHODIDAE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; COHORT STUDIES; CONJUNCTIVA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSYCHODIDAE; SEASONS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS PERNICIOSUS;

EID: 77954621986     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.03.025     Document Type: Article

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