Visceral leishmaniasis in the German Shepherd Dog. I. Infection, clinical disease, and clinical pathology [Leishmania chagasi or Leishmania donovani]

Two groups of three German shepherd dogs each were inoculated with Leishmania chagasi or Leishmania donovani amastigotes and the infection was followed for 82 days. The dogs developed a persistent infection, became thin, and developed splenomegaly and lymphadenomegaly by 55 days after inoculation. A...

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