Novel recombinant multiepitope proteins for the diagnosis of asymptomatic leishmania infantum-infected dogs.

• Published in: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Angélica Rosa Faria, Luciano de Castro Veloso, Wendel Coura-Vital, Alexandre Barbosa Reis, Leonardo Miranda Damasceno, Ricardo T Gazzinelli, Hélida M Andrade
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Eie
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003429; https://doaj.org/article/429315f53992415e8d9b9bfb52692322

Visceral leishmaniasis is the most severe form of leishmaniasis. Worldwide, approximately 20% of zoonotic human visceral leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania infantum, also known as Leishmania chagasi in Latin America. Current diagnostic methods are not accurate enough to identify Leishmania-infect...