Fleas (Ctenocephalides felis and Ctenocephalides canis) are cosmopolitan ectoparasites, feeding on dogs and cats, which act as competent vectors for a high number of pathogens (Traversa, 2013). A...
L. infantum is transmitted through the bite of the sandfly. The protozoa parasites are present in the superficial dermis of infected dogs, either within macrophages or free in the tissue. During a...