Transmission-Blocking Vaccines for Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis: New Progress and Yet New Challenges

Dogs with visceral leishmaniasis play a key role in the transmission cycle of <i>Leishmania infantum</i> to humans in the urban environment. There is a consensus regarding the importance of developing a vaccine to control this disease. Despite many efforts to develop a protective vaccine...

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Main Authors: Jaqueline Costa Leite, Ana Alice Maia Gonçalves, Diana Souza de Oliveira, Lucilene Aparecida Resende, Diego Fernandes Vilas Boas, Helen Silva Ribeiro, Diogo Fonseca Soares Pereira, Augusto Ventura da Silva, Reysla Maria da Silveira Mariano, Pedro Campos Carvalhaes Reis, Eiji Nakasone Nakasone, João Carlos França-Silva, Alexsandro Sobreira Galdino, Paulo Ricardo de Oliveira Paes, Marília Martins Melo, Edelberto Santos Dias, Miguel Angel Chávez-Fumagalli, Denise da Silveira-Lemos, Walderez Ornelas Dutra, Rodolfo Cordeiro Giunchetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-10-01
Series:Vaccines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/11/10/1565