Current Challenges in the Association between Canine Leishmaniasis and Malignant Disorders
Helen Silva Ribeiro,
Flávia de Oliveira Cardoso,
Ana Lucia Abreu-Silva
et al.
Abstract:Neoplasms in dogs are estimated to account for up to 83% of all canine malignancies, while canine leishmaniasis is endemic and highly incident in areas like Brazil, east Africa, and India. The worldwide incidence of both diseases may indicate the presence of these two pathologies in the same tissue sample as eventual cases. However, a relationship between leishmaniasis and malignant disorders has been postulated in human and veterinary medicine. Depending on several direct or indirect factors, leishmaniasis ca… Show more
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