Association between canine leishmaniosis and Ehrlichia canis co-infection: a prospective case-control study

Association between canine leishmaniosis and Ehrlichia canis co-infection: a prospective case-control study

Abstract Background In the Mediterranean basin, Leishmania infantum is a major cause of disease in dogs, which are frequently co-infected with other vector-borne pathogens (VBP). However, the associations between dogs with clinical leishmaniosis (ClinL) and VBP co-infections have not been studied. W...

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Main Authors: Charalampos Attipa, Laia Solano-Gallego, Kostas Papasouliotis, Francesca Soutter, David Morris, Chris Helps, Scott Carver, Séverine Tasker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Canine leishmaniosis
Leishmania infantum
Ehrlichia canis
Vector-borne pathogen
Co-infection
Cyprus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2717-8

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