Monitoring Leishmania infection and exposure to Phlebotomus perniciosus using minimal and non-invasive canine samples
- Autores: Carla Maia, José Cristóvão, André Pereira, Tatiana Kostalova, Tereza Lestinova, Petra Sumova, Petr Volf, Lenea Campino
- Ano de Publicação: 2020
- Journal: Parasites and Vectors
- Link: https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-020-3993-7
Background: In endemic areas of zoonotic leishmaniosis caused by L. infantum, early detection of Leishmania infection in dogs is essential to control the dissemination of the parasite to humans. The aim of this study was to evaluate the serological and/or molecular diagnostic performance of minimally and non-invasive samples (conjunctiva cells (CS) and peripheral blood (PB)) […]
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