Experimental canine leishmaniasis: Clinical, parasitological and serological follow-up

Acta Tropica

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-199

  Maia, Carla ^a,b   Nunes, Mónica ^a,b   Cristóvão, José ^a,b   Campino, Lenea ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^b Centro Malaria e Doenças Tropicais IHMT UNL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Dog; Experimental infection; Leishmania infantum; Molecular techniques; Serological tests

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CANID; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLY; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PARASITOLOGY; VACCINE;

AMASTIGOTE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MODEL; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; INOCULATION; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHLEBOTOMUS; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BONE MARROW; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PHLEBOTOMINAE;

EID: 77957754036     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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