Global Distribution of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis and the Role of the Dog in the Epidemiology of the Disease

Visceral leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoa of the species <i>Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum</i> (syn = <i>Leishmania chagasi</i>) and <i>Leishmania (Leishmania) donovani</i>, which are transmitted by hematophagous insects of the genera <i>Lutzomyia</i> and <i>Phlebotomus</i>. The domes...

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Main Authors:	Diego Fernandes Vilas-Boas, Eiji Kevin Nakasone Nakasone, Ana Alice Maia Gonçalves, Daniel Ferreira Lair, Diana Souza de Oliveira, Diogo Fonseca Soares Pereira, Geralda Gabriele Silva, Ingrid dos Santos Soares Conrado, Lucilene Aparecida Resende, Maykelin Fuentes Zaldívar, Reysla Maria da Silveira Mariano, Walderez Ornelas Dutra, Miguel Angel Chávez-Fumagalli, Alexsandro Sobreira Galdino, Denise Silveira-Lemos, Rodolfo Cordeiro Giunchetti
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-05-01
Series:	Pathogens
Subjects:	<i>Leishmania infantum</i> epidemiology canine visceral leishmaniasis
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/6/455
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