Abstract
The canine visceral leishmaniasis (LCV), known as the American visceral leishmaniasis (LVA) or kala-azar is a anthropozoonosis caused by the flagellate protozoan of the genus Leishmania, with worldwide distribution. In Brazil, the agent responsible for the disease is Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi, transmitted by the bite of the female of the species Lutzomyia longipalpis , and the main …