TY - JOUR
T1 - Canine visceral leishmaniasis
T2 - Diagnosis and management of the reservoir living among us
AU - Travi, Bruno L.
AU - Cordeiro-da-Silva, Anabela
AU - Dantas-Torres, Filipe
AU - Miró, Guadalupe
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Travi et al.
PY - 2018/1
Y1 - 2018/1
N2 - This article reviews essential topics of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) due to Leishmania infantum infection. It focuses on the current serological and molecular diagnostic methods used in epidemiological research and veterinary clinics to diagnose CVL and includes new point-of-care (POC) tests under development. The efficacy of different treatment regimens on the clinical improvement and infectiousness of dogs is also addressed. In the last section, the review provides a critical appraisal of the effectiveness of different control measures that have been implemented to curb disease transmission.
AB - This article reviews essential topics of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) due to Leishmania infantum infection. It focuses on the current serological and molecular diagnostic methods used in epidemiological research and veterinary clinics to diagnose CVL and includes new point-of-care (POC) tests under development. The efficacy of different treatment regimens on the clinical improvement and infectiousness of dogs is also addressed. In the last section, the review provides a critical appraisal of the effectiveness of different control measures that have been implemented to curb disease transmission.
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006082
DO - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006082
M3 - Review article
C2 - 29324838
AN - SCOPUS:85041266172
SN - 1935-2727
VL - 12
JO - PLoS neglected tropical diseases
JF - PLoS neglected tropical diseases
IS - 1
M1 - e0006082
ER -