This article reviews essential topics of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) due to
Leishmania infantum infection. It focuses on the current serological and molecular …

Canine leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum (Syn. L. chagasi) is an important
zoonosis with a complex pathogenesis. Parasite transmission occurs via female sandflies …

RESUMO A leishmaniose visceral é a mais severa dentre as leishmanioses e sua forma
zoonótica, causada por Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi, representa 20% do …

Current Techniques in Small Animal Surgery, Fifth Edition provides current information
regarding surgical techniques from the perspective of clinicians who are performing specific …

We evaluated the ability of dogs naturally infected with Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum
chagasi to transfer the parasite to the vector and the factors associated with transmission …

The efficacies of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) procedures for the diagnosis of canine
visceral leishmaniasis (CVL), and of PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) …

Twenty-three dogs with a diagnosis of leishmaniosis (clinical stage II) were treated with
meglumine antimoniate and allopurinol and were followed up for 2–9years. The treatment …

Background Leishmania infantum-specific antibodies are used extensively for the diagnosis
and monitoring of treatment in canine leishmaniosis. Different views have been described …

A real-time PCR assay was exploited for monitoring the Leishmania DNA load in different
tissues from 18 naturally-infected dogs before and after treatment with a combination of …

The factors responsible for the clinical progress of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in dogs have
not been yet established. The starting hypothesis was the possibility of associating the …