Comorbid infections induce progression of visceral leishmaniasis.
Angela J ToeppGlória R G MonteiroJosé F V CoutinhoAdam Leal LimaMandy LarsonGeneva WilsonTara Grinnage-PulleyCarolyne BennettKurayi MahachiBryan AndersonMarie V OzanneMichael AndersonHailie FowlerMolly ParrishKelsey WillardsonJill SaucierPhyllis TyrellZachary PalmerJesse BuchRamaswamy ChandrashekarGrant D BrownJacob J OlesonSelma M B JeronimoChristine A PetersenPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2019)
Comorbid tick-borne diseases dramatically increased the likelihood that a dog had clinical L. infantum infection, making them more likely to transmit infection to sand flies and people. As an important consequence, reduction of tick-borne disease exposure through topical or oral insecticides may be an important way to reduce progression and transmissibility of Leishmania infection from the canine reservoir to people.
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