Leishmania infantum xenodiagnosis from vertically infected dogs reveals significant skin tropism.

<h4>Background</h4>Dogs are the primary reservoir for human visceral leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum. Phlebotomine sand flies maintain zoonotic transmission of parasites between dogs and humans. A subset of dogs is infected transplacentally during gestation, but at what stage of...

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Main Authors: Breanna M Scorza, Kurayi G Mahachi, Arin C Cox, Angela J Toepp, Adam Leal-Lima, Anurag Kumar Kushwaha, Patrick Kelly, Claudio Meneses, Geneva Wilson, Katherine N Gibson-Corley, Lyric Bartholomay, Shaden Kamhawi, Christine A Petersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009366