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Occurrence of Leishmania spp. DNA and specific antibodies in dogs from Acre State, Rio Branco, Brazil [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Canine leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease whose agents are transmitted through the bites of infected phlebotomine sand flies. This disease is endemic in tropical and subtropical regions, including Brazil.
Gleice Kelly Carvalho Bento, Leticia Gomes Zanfagnini, Marcia Dalastra Laurenti, Thayse Yumie Tomokane, Vania Lucia Ribeiro da Matta, Soraia Figueiredo Souza, Acácio Duarte Pacheco   +6 more
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Occurrence of Leishmaniasis in Iberian Wolves in Northwestern Spain

Microorganisms, 2023
Canine leishmaniasis is an important vector-borne protozoan disease in dogs that is responsible for serious deterioration in their health. In the Iberian Peninsula, as in most countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, canine leishmaniasis is caused by
Javier Merino Goyenechea, Verónica Castilla Gómez de Agüero, Jesús Palacios Alberti, Rafael Balaña Fouce, María Martínez Valladares   +4 more
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Serological and clinical survey of Canine Leishmaniasis in Southwestern Region of Kosovo

Veterinaria Italiana, 2020
Canine Leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum is endemic in Mediterranean countries. The disease represents an important public health issue in Kosovo in which the autochthonous cases by humans were reported in the last years.
Betim Xhekaj, Mentor Alishani, Agim Rexhepi, Xhevat Jakupi, Kurtesh Sherifi   +4 more
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Rapid Detection of Leishmania infantum Infection in Dogs: Comparative Study Using an Immunochromatographic Dipstick Test, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, and PCR [PDF]

, 2002
Current zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) control programs in Brazil include the culling of Leishmania infantum-infected reservoir dogs, a strategy that has failed to prevent a rise of canine and human ZVL cases over the past decade.
Reithinger, Richard, Davies, C.R., Quinnell, Rupert J, Alexander, B., Clive R. Davies, Quinnell, R.J., Alexander, Bruce, Richard Reithinger, Bruce Alexander, Reithinger, R., Rupert J. Quinnell, Davies, Clive R   +11 more
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Human visceral leishmaniasis in northern Greece: Seroepidemiology and risk factors in endemic region

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, 2019
Background & objectives: Visceral leishmaniasis is endemic in Greece, with sporadic cases reported annually both in the mainland and in coastal areas.
Dionysia Theocharidou, Efstratios Maltezos, Theodoros C Constantinidis, Anna Papa   +3 more
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Coinfection by Toxoplasma gondii and Leishmania spp. in domestic cats (Felis catus) in State of Mato Grosso do Sul

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2014
Introduction Leishmaniasis and toxoplasmosis are important to public health. Methods Antibodies for Toxoplasma gondii and
Audrey Rennó Campos Braga, Ana Paula Ferreira Lopes Corrêa, Lucilene Granuzzio Camossi, Rodrigo Costa da Silva, Helio Langoni, Simone Baldini Lucheis   +5 more
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Cross-sectional survey of canine leishmaniasis in Pantelleria island in Sicily

Veterinaria Italiana, 2020
Dogs are the major reservoir of Leishmania infantum, the causative agent of canine visceral and cutaneous human leishmaniasis in the Mediterranean basin.
Fabrizio Vitale, Federica Bruno, Antonella Migliazzo, Antonella Galante, Angela Vullo, Raffaele Graziano, Salvatore D'Avola, Valentina Caputo, Germano Castelli   +8 more
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Prevalence of canine leishmaniasis in Beichuan County, Sichuan, China and phylogenetic evidence for an undescribed Leishmania sp. in China based on 7SL RNA

Parasites & Vectors, 2012
Background Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease, which is still endemic in the west and northwest area of China. Canines are the major reservoirs of Leishmania, the etiological agent of human visceral leishmaniasis.
Sun Ke, Guan Wang, Zhang Jian-Guo, Wang Ya-Jing, Tian Yu, Liao Lin, Yang Bin-Bin, Chen Da-Li, Chen Jian-Ping   +8 more
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Visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Africa--current status. [PDF]

, 2007
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is among the most neglected of the tropical diseases, afflicting the poorest of the poor. In eastern Africa, VL causes at least 4000 deaths annually, a loss of approximately 385,000 disability-adjusted life years.
Reithinger, Richard, Brooker, Simon, Kolaczinski, Jan H   +2 more
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Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with visceral leishmaniasis in dogs in Jaciara, State of Mato Grosso

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2014
Introduction Visceral leishmaniasis is a neglected disease. Jaciara, State of Mato Grosso has the most cases.
Priscila Marcidelli Lopes, Eveline da Cruz Boa Sorte, Naiani Domingos Gasparetto, Cenita Maria Oliveira, Arleana do Bom Parto Ferreira de Almeida, Valéria Régia Franco Sousa   +5 more
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