Canine visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum in Senegal: Risk of emergence in humans?

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 14-15, 2010, Pages 1219-1225

  Faye, B ^a   Banuls A L ^b   Bucheton, B ^c   Dione, M M ^d   Bassanganam, O ^a   Hide, M ^b   Dereure, J ^b,i   Choisy, M ^b   Ndiaye, J L ^a   Konate O ^a   Claire, M ^b   Senghor, M W ^e   Faye, M N ^e   Sy, I ^a   Niang, A A ^e   Molez, J F ^f   Victoir, K ^g   Marty, P ^h   Delaunay, P ^h   Knecht, R ^h   Mellul, S ^h   Diedhiou, S ^a   Gaye, O ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c CIRAD   (France)

^d International Trypanotolerance Centre Gambia   (Gambia)

^e UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^f INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Senegal)

^g INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^h CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

ⁱ Faculté de Médecine   (France)

Author keywords

Dog; Human; Leishmania infantum; Prevalence; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENEGAL; SEROPREVALENCE; ZOONOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENEGAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT; ZOONOSES;

ARTHROPODA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 78649850325     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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