… short intervals eg between consecutive days (O. Courtenay, unpublished data). Studies that
… more accurately described as pre-symptomatic (Courtenay et al. 2002b). This longitudinal …

Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) such as malaria, dengue, and leishmaniasis exert a huge
burden of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly affecting the poorest of the poor. The …

Background Studies performed over the past decade have identified fairly consistent
epidemiological patterns of risk factors for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the Indian subcontinent. …

The elimination of seropositive dogs in Brazil has been used to control zoonotic visceral
leishmaniasis but with little success. To elucidate the reasons for this, the infectiousness of 50 …

Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a disease of dogs, humans and other animals
caused by the intracellular macrophage parasite Leishmania infantum. We examined the …

The sensitivity and specificity of PCR, serology (ELISA) and lymphoproliferative response to
Leishmania antigen for the detection of Leishmania infantum infection were evaluated in a …

To elucidate the local tissue cytokine response of dogs infected with Leishmania chagasi
cytokine mRNA levels were measured in bone marrow aspirates from 27 naturally infected …

Background The relationships between heterogeneities in host infection and infectiousness
(transmission to arthropod vectors) can provide important insights for disease management. …

1) Crab‐eating zorros, Cerdocyon thous, in Amazonian Brazil weighed 5.2 kg (SD 0.6, n= 19),
exhibited no sexual dimorphism, lived in social units of 2‐5 adults of > 1 year old, and …

We estimate the incidence rate, serological conversion rate and basic case reproduction
number (R0) of Leishmania infantum from a cohort study of 126 domestic dogs exposed to …