LeishVet guidelines for the practical management of canine leishmaniosis

Parasites and Vectors - Tập 4 Số 1 - 2011
Laia Solano‐Gallego1, Guadalupe Miró2, Alexander F. Koutinas3, Luı́s Cardoso4, Maria Grazia Pennisi5, Lluís Ferrer6, P. Bourdeau7, Gætano Oliva8, Gad Baneth9
1Dep. Pathology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Veterinary College of London, , UK
2Dpto. Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
3Companion Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, , Greece
4Dep. de Ciências Veterinárias, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
5Dip.to Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria, Polo Universitario Annunziata, Messina, Italy
6Dep. de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, , Spain
7Ecole Nationale Veterinaire Agroalimentaire et de l'alimentation Nantes-Atlantique (ONIRIS), 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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