Looking Beyond Leishmania infantum: Serological and Molecular Investigation of Leishmania spp. in Domestic Dogs and Cats from a Visceral Leishmaniasis-Endemic Area in Northeastern Brazil
The findings raise the possibility that Leishmania occurrence in domestic animals in this endemic area may not be restricted to L. infantum, warranting further species-specific investigation and should be interpreted cautiously because of potential serological cross-reactivity and limited species-level molecular charac...