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Effectiveness of deltamethrin-impregnated dog collars on the incidence of canin...
Vital, Wendel Coura; Leal, Gleisiane Gomes de Almeida; Marques, Luana Araújo; Pinheiro, Aimara da Costa; Carneiro, Mariângela; Reis, Alexandre BarbosaTo reduce morbidity and mortality caused by visceral leishmaniasis (VL), the Brazilian Visceral Leishmaniasis Control and Surveillance Program promotes the diagnosis and treatment of cases, vector control, euthanasia of seropositive dogs, and health education. Nevertheless, the effectiveness of these measures is questionable as they lead to little reduction in the transmission of the disease. Thus, the effectiv...
Leishmania infantum ecto-nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase-2 is an apy...
Vasconcellos, Raphael De Souza; Mariotini-Moura, Christiane; Gomes, Rodrigo Saar; Serafim, Tiago Donatelli; Firmino, Rafaela de CássiaVisceral leishmaniasis is an important tropical disease, and Leishmania infantum chagasi (synonym of Leishmania infantum) is the main pathogenic agent of visceral leishmaniasis in the New World. Recently, ecto-nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolases (E-NTPDases) were identified as enablers of infection and virulence factors in many pathogens. Two putative E-NTPDases (∼70 kDa and ∼45 kDa) have been found in ...