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BioMed Research International, Volume 2021, Issue 1, 2021., 2021 Dogs are the main reservoir of Leishmania infantum in endemic regions. Canine leishmaniasis, caused by L. infantum, can progress to a chronic disease resulting in death. Vaccines have been developed with a certain degree of success. The pathogenesis of this disease is not completely understood, especially in previously vaccinated dogs.
Gregório Guilherme Almeida +6 more
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Attempts to Improve Xenodiagnosis: Comparative Test of Sensibility Using Rhodnius neglectus, Panstrongylus megistus, Triatoma vitticeps and Triatoma infestans in Endemic Areas of Brazil [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1997 From June 1984 to July 1992, 392 xenodiagnostic tests were applied on 264 patients with chronic Chagas disease from Brazilian endemic areas of Virgem da Lapa and Coronel Murta, situated in the Jequitinhonha Valley, in the State of Minas Gerais.
Carlos José de Carvalho Moreira +1 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Infected dogs are considered the main domestic animal reservoirs for Leishmania infantum parasite. Infectiousness to competent phlebotomine vectors has been associated with many factors, the main being the severity of the disease exhibited by infected ...
Manuela Gizzarelli +13 more
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Viruses, 2023 The role of dogs as reservoir hosts for Toscana virus (TOSV) remains undetermined. This study investigated TOSV and Leishmania infantum infections in one healthy and three infected dogs with Leishmania (A, B, C) following natural exposition to sandfly ...
Khalil Dachraoui +9 more
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Pathogens, 2022 Chagas disease (ChD) is a vector zoonosis native to the American continent caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi; the biological vectors are multiple species of hematophagous insects of the family Triatominae.
Inés Zulantay +8 more
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Cutaneous allergic reactions to Triatoma infestans after xenodiagnosis [PDF]
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1980 We determined the frequency of cutaneous allergic reactions to bites of Triatoma infestans during xenodiagnosis in a rural community where Panstrongylus megistrus is the only domestic vector of Trypanosoma cruzi. Localized urticaria or more intense cutaneous allergic reactions at 48 and 72 hours were observed in 86.7% and 82.1% respectively of the ...
Mott, Kenneth E. +5 more
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Infectiousness of Asymptomatic Meriones shawi, Reservoir Host of Leishmania major
Pathogens, 2023 Leishmaniases are neglected diseases caused by protozoans of the genus Leishmania that threaten millions of people worldwide. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) caused by L.
Jovana Sadlova +8 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2004 Foi realizado xenodiagnóstico artificial, imediatamente e quatro horas após a coleta do sangue, em 63 pacientes, sendo 29 (46%) do sexo masculino e 34 (54%) do sexo feminino. A idade mínima foi 18 anos e a máxima 68, sendo a idade média 39 anos. Onze (17,
Cleudson Castro +2 more
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Protective immunity against Trypanosoma cruzi [PDF]
, 2009 Upon infection, Trypanosoma cruzi triggers a strong immune response that has both protective and pathological consequences. In this work, several important questions regarding protective immunity are reviewed.
Basombrío, Miguel Ángel Manuel +2 more
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Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 6, Issue 3, Page 550-564, August 2020., 2020 Abstract European brown hare (Lepus europaeus, EBH) is probably the most important game animal in Europe throughout its historical distribution. The decline in its populations across its geographic range in Europe have been attributed to factors such as reproductive rate and the ability for adaptation, climate, feed availability, predators ...
Constantina N. Tsokana +8 more
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