Abstract
The Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis (CVL) is a parasitic infection caused by Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum, and is transmitted primarily by the bite of blood-sucking insects Lutzomyia longipalpis. Species of the genus Leishmania are intracellular parasites of macrophages in humans, dogs and a wide variety of wild animals, and if left untreated almost always result in the death of the mam…