The Role of the <i>Leishmania infantum</i> Infected Dogs as a Potential Reservoir Host for Toscana Virus in a Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis Focus of Northern Tunisia

The Role of the <i>Leishmania infantum</i> Infected Dogs as a Potential Reservoir Host for Toscana Virus in a Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis Focus of Northern Tunisia

The role of dogs as reservoir hosts for Toscana virus (TOSV) remains undetermined. This study investigated TOSV and <i>Leishmania infantum</i> infections in one healthy and three infected dogs with <i>Leishmania</i> (A, B, C) following natural exposition to sandfly bites in a...

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Main Authors: Khalil Dachraoui, Ifhem Chelbi, Imen Labidi, Raja Ben Osman, Aida Sayadi, Mourad Ben Said, Saifedine Cherni, Mohammed Abdo Saghir Abbas, Rémi Charrel, Elyes Zhioua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
Toscana virus
reservoir
dogs
xenodiagnosis
<i>Phlebotomus perniciosus</i>
zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/4/1012

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