Latin America encompasses diverse geographical, cultural and socio-economic conditions,
which are reflected in the challenges for infectious disease control in the region. One of the …

Leishmaniasis, a chronic and persistent intracellular protozoal infection caused by many
different species within the genus Leishmania, is an unfamiliar disease to most North …

Key features: Written by the scientist who named this parasite and was the first to set up
proper diagnostic techniques Serves as the first ever book to provide information on the …

Background A canine vaccine remains a promising approach for effective control of visceral
leishmaniasis (VL), given its complex epidemiology in areas where zoonotic VL is prevalent …

This review focuses on the most reliable and up-to-date methods for diagnosing
trypanosomoses, a group of diseases of wild and domestic mammals, caused by …

Toxoplasma gondii infections are common in humans and animals worldwide. The present
review summarizes worldwide information on the prevalence of clinical and subclinical …

We investigated the performance of the DPP® canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) rapid
test, a novel immunochromatographic assay launched by BioManguinhos (Brazil), which …

Sensitive, reliable and fast diagnostic tools that are applicable in low-resource settings, at
the point of care (PoC), are seen as crucial in the fight against visceral leishmaniasis (VL) …

Background The severity of canine leishmaniosis (CanL) due to Leishmania infantum might
be affected by other vector-borne organisms that mimic its clinical signs and …

Canine babesiosis is a tick-borne disease with worldwide distribution and global
significance. Traditionally, canine babesiosis was caused by B. canis (large Babesia) and B …