Directions for the diagnosis, clinical staging, treatment and prevention of canine leishmaniosis

Veterinary Parasitology - Tập 165 Số 1-2 - Trang 1-18 - 2009
Laia Solano‐Gallego1, Alexander F. Koutinas2, Guadalupe Miró3, Luı́s Cardoso4, Maria Grazia Pennisi5, Lluís Ferrer6, P. Bourdeau7, Gætano Oliva8, Gad Baneth9
1Dept. Pathology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Herts, UK. [email protected]
2Companion Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, , Greece
3Dpto. Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
4Dep. de Ciências Veterinárias, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
5Dip.to Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Polo Universitario Annuziata, Messina, Italy
6Dep. de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, , Spain
7Ecole nationale vétérinaire de Nantes, France.
8Dep. of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, , Italy
9School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University, Israel

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