Assessment of liver histological alterations in dogs naturelly infected with L. infantum
2012
Introduction: Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is a protozoan disease caused by Leishmania
chagasi/ infantum and is endemic for humans and dogs in many regions in Brazil. Dogs are
considered to be the main domestic reservoir. Dogs constitute an excellent model to study
leishmaniasis, because they share many clinical, immunological and pathological features with
humans VL. The aim of the present study was to assess liver histological alterations in dogs
naturally infected with Leishmania chagasi.
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