Recent research has provided new insights on the epidemiology, pathology and
immunology of canine leishmaniosis (CanL) and its genetic basis. The prevalence of …

Canine leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania infantum (syn. L. chagasi, in America) and is
transmitted by the bite of phlebotomine sand flies. Infected dogs constitute the main …

Increasing risk factors are making zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis a growing public health
concern in many countries. Domestic dogs constitute the main reservoir of Leishmania …

L infantum are species belonging to the Larroussius subgenus (eg, Phlebotomus
perniciosus, Phlebotomus ariasi, Phlebotomus perfiliewi, Phlebotomus neglectus, and …

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is the most fatal form of disease leishmaniasis. To date, there
are no effective prophylactic measures and therapeutics available against VL. Recently, new …

The role of dogs as the main reservoir of visceral leishmaniasis has led to an increased
interest in the immune responses and in Leishmania antigens implicated in protective …

Leishmaniasis remains a major public health problem worldwide and is classified as
Category I by the TDR/WHO, mainly due to the absence of control. Many experimental …

ABSTRACT Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is thought to promote intracellular infection, including
human visceral leishmaniasis, by disabling Th1 cell-type responses and/or deactivating …

Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) is a vector-borne disease caused by the protozoan
Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum species [syn. L.(L.) infantum chagasi species in the …

Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) is caused by the parasite Leishmania infantum and is a
systemic disease, which can present with variable clinical signs, and clinicopathological …