Use of miltefosine to treat canine visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum in Brazil

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Authors

Fábio dos Santos Nogueira

Valdir Carlos Avino · Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina

Fredy Galvis‐Ovallos · Instituto de Saúde

Vera Lúcia Pereira‐Chioccola · Instituto Adolfo Lutz

M. A. B. Moreira · Anhembi Morumbi University

Ana Paula Peres Lopes Romariz

Letícia Maria Molla · Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina

Abstract

Our study indicates that the use of miltefosine administered orally for 4 weeks contributes to a clinical improvement and reduction in infectivity of dogs to L. infantum.

Topics & Keywords

Research on Leishmaniasis Studies Trypanosoma species research and implications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable cities and communities

Publication Details

Published in: Parasites & Vectors

Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 79-79

DOI: 10.1186/s13071-019-3323-0

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