Sexual and vertical transmission of visceral leishmaniasis | Zendy

A Turchetti | Zendy; Tayse Domingues de Souza | Zendy; Tatiane A. Paíxão | Zendy; Renato L. Santos | Zendy

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Sexual and vertical transmission of visceral leishmaniasis

Author(s) -

A Turchetti,

Tayse Domingues de Souza,

Tatiane A. Paíxão,

Renato L. Santos

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.4108

Subject(s) - zoonosis , visceral leishmaniasis , leishmania infantum , transmission (telecommunications) , leishmaniasis , sexual transmission , leishmania , virology , biology , immunology , parasite hosting , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , computer science , telecommunications , microbicide , world wide web

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an important zoonosis caused by Leishmania infantum, which has in the domestic dog its principal vertebrate host. VL is usually transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies, however atypical routes of transmission have been described. In this review we discuss the the role of sexual and vertical transmissions, and their role in the maintenance of VL in canine populations.

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