Main lesions in the central nervous system of dogs due to Leishmania infantum infection

Main lesions in the central nervous system of dogs due to Leishmania infantum infection

Abstract Background Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is endemic in São Luís Maranhão/Brazil and it leads a varied clinical picture, including neurological signs. Results Histopathological evaluation showed that 14 dogs exhibited pathological alterations in at least one of the analyzed areas. Of t...

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Main Authors: Weline Lopes Macau, Joicy Cortez de Sá, Ana Patrícia de Carvalho da Silva, Alessandra Lima Rocha, Renata Mondêgo-Oliveira, Fábio Henrique Evangelista de Andrade, Caroline Magalhães Cunha, Kátia da Silva Calabrese, Ana Lucia Abreu-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Dog
Encephalon
Histopathology
Immunohistochemistry
Leishmania infantum
Polymerase chain reaction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-017-1174-5

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