Epitope mapping of recombinant Leishmania donovani virulence factor A2 (recLdVFA2) and canine leishmaniasis diagnosis using a derived synthetic bi-epitope.

• Main Authors: Thais Melo Mendes (Author), Eric Henrique Roma (Author), Fernanda Costal-Oliveira (Author), Lucas de Carvalho Dhom-Lemos (Author), Cristina Monerat Toledo-Machado (Author), Oscar Bruna-Romero (Author), Daniella Castanheiras Bartholomeu (Author), Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara (Author), Carlos Chávez-Olórtegui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Leishmaniasis is one of the most important zoonotic diseases spread in Latin America. Since many species are involved in dog infection with different clinical manifestations, the development of specific diagnostic tests is mandatory for more accurate disease control and vaccine strategies.Seventy-fi...