Use of miltefosine to treat canine visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum in Brazil

Use of miltefosine to treat canine visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum in Brazil

Abstract Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an infectious disease with a variety of clinical signs. The main form of parasite transmission to humans and other mammalian hosts is through the bite of infected arthropod females with Lutzomyia longipalpis serving as the main vector in the America...

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Main Authors: Fabio dos Santos Nogueira, Valdir Carlos Avino, Fredy Galvis-Ovallos, Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola, Marcio Antonio Batistella Moreira, Ana Paula Peres Lopes Romariz, Leticia M. Molla, Ingrid Menz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Canine visceral leishmaniasis
Miltefosine
Clinical signs
qPCR
Infectiveness
Xenodiagnosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3323-0

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