Cryptic Leishmaniosis by Leishmania infantum, a feature of canines only? A study of natural infection in wild rabbits, humans and dogs in southeastern Spain

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-16

  Chitimia, L ^a   Munoz Garcia C I ^a   Sanchez Velasco D ^a   Lizana, V ^a,b   del Rio L ^a   Murcia, L ^c   Fisa, R ^d   Riera, C ^d   Gimenez Font P ^e   Jimenez Montalban P ^f   Martinez Ramirez A ^f   Meseguer Meseguer, J M ^f   Garcia Bacete I ^b   Sanchez Isarria M A ^b   Sanchis Monsonis G ^b   Garcia Martinez J D ^a   Vicente, V ^g   Segovia, M ^c   Berriatua, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b Conselleria de Medio Ambiente Agua Urbanismo y Vivienda Generalitat Valenciana ^*  (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^f Centro Municipal de Zoonosis   (Spain)

^g Centro de Hemodonacion   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cryptic infection; Dogs; Humans; Leishmania infantum; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTIC LEISHMANIASIS; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; LYMPHOID TISSUE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABBIT; SEROPREVALENCE; SPAIN; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; RABBITS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SPAIN; ZOONOSES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84860391788     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.04.016     Document Type: Article

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