Dogs with divergent serology for visceral leishmaniasis as sources of Leishmania infection for Lutzomyia longipalpis phlebotomine sand flies - an observational study in an endemic area in Brazil.

• Main Authors: Marília Fonseca Rocha (Author), Érika Monteiro Michalsky (Author), Fabiana de Oliveira Lara-Silva (Author), Josiane Lopes Valadão (Author), João Carlos França-Silva (Author), Letícia Cavalari Pinheiro (Author), Joel Fontes de Sousa (Author), Ronaldo Cardoso Dos Santos (Author), Marcelo Dias Soares (Author), Consuelo Latorre Fortes-Dias (Author), Edelberto Santos Dias (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected tropical disease, caused by Leishmania (Kinetoplastida, Trypanosomatidae) species. In Brazil, the transmission of this parasite essentially occurs through the bite of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) previously infected with Leish...