Clinical anemia predicts dermal parasitism and reservoir infectiousness during progressive visceral leishmaniosis.

• Main Authors: Max C Waugh (Author), Karen I Cyndari (Author), Tom J Lynch (Author), Soomin Koh (Author), Ferney Henao-Ceballos (Author), Jacob J Oleson (Author), Paul M Kaye (Author), Christine A Petersen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dogs represent the primary reservoir for Leishmania infantum human visceral leishmaniasis (VL) transmitted through phlebotomine sand flies. Public health initiatives targeting zoonotic VL commonly focus on dogs with severe clinical disease, often in renal failure, as they have previously been consid...