Clinical and diagnostic aspects of feline cutaneous leishmaniosis in Venezuela

Venezuela is an endemic area for human and canine leishmaniosis due to Leishmania infantum and parasites of the Leishmania braziliensis and L. mexicana complexes. Limited data are available on feline leishmaniosis (FeL) in this region. The aim of this study was to describe clinical and diagnostic as...

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Autores: Rivas, Aruanai Kalú, Alcover, M. Magdalena|||0000-0001-9070-5992, Martínez-Orellana, Pamela|||0000-0002-2025-9445, Montserrat-Sangrà, Sara, Nachum-Biala, Yaarit, Bardagí i Admetlla, Mar, Fisa, Roser|||0000-0003-0699-7609, Riera, Cristina|||0000-0002-3522-5598, Baneth, Gad|||0000-0002-7549-1305, Solano Gallego, Laia|||0000-0001-8479-4896
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:253472
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/253472
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1186/s13071-018-2747-2
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Leishmania mexicana
Leishmania infantum
Leishmania braziliensis
Cats
Nodular-ulcerative lesions
ELISA
Qpcr
Immunohistochemistry
Venezuela
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Sumario:Venezuela is an endemic area for human and canine leishmaniosis due to Leishmania infantum and parasites of the Leishmania braziliensis and L. mexicana complexes. Limited data are available on feline leishmaniosis (FeL) in this region. The aim of this study was to describe clinical and diagnostic aspects of FeL in Venezuela.