Prospective study on the incidence and progression of clinical signs in naïve dogs naturally infected by Leishmania infantum.

• Main Authors: Valentina Foglia Manzillo (Author), Trentina Di Muccio (Author), Sivia Cappiello (Author), Aldo Scalone (Author), Rosa Paparcone (Author), Eleonora Fiorentino (Author), Manuela Gizzarelli (Author), Marina Gramiccia (Author), Luigi Gradoni (Author), Gaetano Oliva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The incidence of clinical and clinicopathological signs associated with the progression of infection was evaluated prospectively in 329 naïve young dogs exposed to Leishmania infantum transmission and examined periodically during 22 months (M). The dogs were part of Leishmania vaccine investigation...