Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Accidental and late parasitological diagnosis of Leishmania sp. in a dog from a low disease transmission area of Brazil: a case report
- Journal:
- Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- Renan M. Spinelli et al.
- Affiliation:
- Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Brasil. · CL
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
Canine Leishmaniasis diagnosis must be fast and accurate since dogs are urban reservoirs of the disease and earlier therapeutic intervention is more clinically effective. However, this still represents a challenge, particularly in low transmission areas. The present report describes the difficulties of clinical suspicion and the late diagnosis of a dog infected with Leishmania sp.
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