Sexual transmission of visceral leishmaniasis: a neglected story

Diego L Guedes; Saskia van Henten; Lieselotte Cnops; Wim Adriaensen; Johan van Griensven

doi:10.1016/j.pt.2020.08.002

Sexual transmission of visceral leishmaniasis: a neglected story

Diego L Guedes, Saskia van Henten, Lieselotte Cnops, Wim Adriaensen, Johan van Griensven

Neglected Tropical Diseases

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For visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a major vector-borne parasitic disease, an alternative sexual transmission route is well documented in dogs but evidence is lacking in humans. Here, we discuss the current knowledge and key questions to be answered as it may be an additional obstacle in ongoing VL elimination programs.

Original language	English
Journal	Trends In Parasitology
Volume	36
Issue number	12
Pages (from-to)	950-952
Number of pages	3
ISSN	1471-4922
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2020.08.002
Publication status	Published - 2020

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