Immunogenic mapping of rDyn-1 and rKDDR-plus proteins and selection of oligopeptides by immunoblotting for the diagnosis of Leishmania infantum-infected dogs.

• Main Authors: Williane Fernanda Siqueira (Author), Mariana Santos Cardoso (Author), Vanessa Gomes Fraga (Author), Jennifer Ottino (Author), Vitor Márcio Ribeiro (Author), Carolina Novato Gondim (Author), Joziana Muniz de Paiva Barçante (Author), Ana Carolina Amado Gomes (Author), Alexsandro Sobreira Galdino (Author), Kasper Eersels (Author), Bart van Grinsven (Author), Daniella Castanheira Bartholomeu (Author), Lilian Lacerda Bueno (Author), Thomas Cleij (Author), Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Endemic in Brazil, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonotic infection that is among the most important parasitic diseases transmitted by vectors. Dogs are the main reservoirs of canine leishmaniasis (CanL) and their identification is used in some countries as part of disease prevention and control...