Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease caused by different species of protozoan parasites
of the genus Leishmania. It is a major health problem yet neglected tropical diseases, with …

Although several reviews on canine leishmaniasis have been published, none thoroughly
described clinicopathologic abnormalities and their clinical usefulness. The aim of this …

In dogs with symptomatic or asymptomatic leishmaniosis, Leishmania infantum appears to
induce a mixed Th1/Th2 immune response that in the sick dog may eventually result in …

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is the most fatal form of disease leishmaniasis. To date, there
are no effective prophylactic measures and therapeutics available against VL. Recently, new …

Leishmaniasis remains a major public health problem worldwide and is classified as
Category I by the TDR/WHO, mainly due to the absence of control. Many experimental …

Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) is a vector-borne disease caused by the protozoan
Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum species [syn. L.(L.) infantum chagasi species in the …

Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) is caused by the parasite Leishmania infantum and is a
systemic disease, which can present with variable clinical signs, and clinicopathological …

The control of infection by Leishmania infantum (syn. Leishmania chagasi) in dogs is
essential to stop the current spread of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis. The past few years …

Leishmaniasis has reemerged in recent years showing a wider geographic distribution and
increased global incidence of human and canine disease than previously known. Dogs are …

The natural history of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) has been well described,
particularly with respect to the parasite load in different tissues and immunopathological …