Antibody response to Phlebotomus perniciosus saliva in cats naturally exposed to phlebotomine sand flies is positively associated with Leishmania infection

BACKGROUND: Zoonotic leishmaniosis, caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum, is a public and animal health problem in Asia, Central and South America, the Middle East and the Mediterranean Basin. Several phlebotomine sand fly species from the subgenus Larroussius are vectors of L. infantum. Data...

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Main Author: Pereira, André (author)
Other Authors: Cristóvão, José Manuel (author), Vilhena, Hugo (author), Martins, Ângela (author), Cachola, Patrícia (author), Henriques, Joaquim (author), Coimbra, Mónica (author), Catarino, Ana (author), Lestinova, Tereza (author), Spitzova, Tatiana (author), Volf, Petr (author), Campino, Lenea (author), Maia, Carla (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Antibodies
Cat
Leishmania infantum
Phlebotomus perniciosus
Saliva
Portugal
Immunology
veterinary(all)
Parasitology
Insect Science
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10362/116705
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/116705

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