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 …

Kala-azar, also known as visceral leishmaniasis (VL), is a disease caused by Leishmania
infantum and L. donovani. Patients experience symptoms such as fever, weight loss …

The leishmaniases constitute a group of parasitic diseases caused by species of the
protozoan genus Leishmania. In humans it can present different clinical manifestations and …

The spleen is a secondary lymphoid organ responsible for immune surveillance against
blood-circulating pathogens. Absence of the spleen is associated with increased …

Leishmania is a genus of protozoan parasites that give rise to a range of diseases called
Leishmaniasis that affects annually an estimated 1.3 million people from 88 countries …

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

Leishmania is a protozoan parasite that causes a wide range of different clinical
manifestations in mammalian hosts. It is a major public health risk on different continents …

Summary Background Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis is the main etiological agent of
tegumentary leishmaniasis in the Americas. Parasite molecular diversity and host immune …

Dogs infected with Leishmania infantum have a reduced number of T lymphocytes. PD-1
(Programmed cell death 1) a new member of the B7-CD28 family that is expressed by …