Clinical and laboratory monitoring of dogs naturally infected by Leishmania infantum

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 370-373

  Paradies, Paola ^a   Sasanelli, Mariateresa ^a   de Caprariis, Donato ^a   Testini, Gabriella ^a   Traversa, Donato ^b   Lia, Riccardo P ^a   Dantas Torres, Filipe ^a   Otranto, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical score; Diagnosis; Dogs; Leishmania infantum; Longitudinal study

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE;

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOG; ITALY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; ITALY; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHODIDAE; SEASONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PHLEBOTOMINAE;

EID: 78649720928     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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