Relationship of peripheral blood mononuclear cells miRNA expression and parasitic load in canine visceral leishmaniasis.

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in humans is a chronic and often fatal disease if left untreated. Dogs appear to be the main reservoir host for L. infantum infection, however, in many regions other canids such as jackals, foxes, wolves and other mammals, such as hares or black rats, have been implicated...

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Main Authors: Jaqueline Poleto Bragato, Larissa Martins Melo, Gabriela Lovizutto Venturin, Gabriela Torres Rebech, Leandro Encarnação Garcia, Flavia Lombardi Lopes, Valéria Marçal Felix de Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206876