Novel recombinant multiepitope proteins for the diagnosis of asymptomatic leishmania infantum-infected dogs.

• Main Authors: Angélica Rosa Faria (Author), Luciano de Castro Veloso (Author), Wendel Coura-Vital (Author), Alexandre Barbosa Reis (Author), Leonardo Miranda Damasceno (Author), Ricardo T Gazzinelli (Author), Hélida M Andrade (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Visceral leishmaniasis is the most severe form of leishmaniasis. Worldwide, approximately 20% of zoonotic human visceral leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania infantum, also known as Leishmania chagasi in Latin America. Current diagnostic methods are not accurate enough to identify Leishmania-infect...