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Scientific Opinion on canine leishmaniosis [PDF]
EFSA Journal, 2015 This Scientific Opinion presents a characterisation of canine leishmaniosis (CanL) in Europe and its potential for spreading. The efficacy of available preventative measures to protect dogs against CanL was assessed, with the objective of mitigating the ...
EFSA Panel Animal Health and Welfare
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Leishmaniosis infection begins when a phlebotomine sand fly vector inoculates pathogenic protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania into a mammalian host.
M. Magdalena Alcover +2 more
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BMC Veterinary Research, 2019 Background Leishmaniosis, zoonosis that produces significant public health impacts, is caused by Leishmania infantum. Canines are the main domestic reservoir and, besides humans, other species of mammals could be infected when living in endemic areas. In
Taiane Acunha Escobar +6 more
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Leishmania Seroprevalence in Dogs: Comparing Shelter and Domestic Communities
Animals, 2023 Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) is a chronic, systemic, and often severe disease. The main causative agent of CanL is a protozoan parasite, Leishmania infantum, with phlebotomine sand flies acting as vectors. In Europe and other continents, L.
Paulo Afonso +3 more
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Veterinary Medicine International, 2018 The aims of the study were to determine whether symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) was increased in dogs with leishmaniosis and to assess its relationship with creatinine concentration and urinary protein : creatinine ratio (UPC) to determine its utility ...
Esther Torrent +5 more
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The immunopathology of canine vector-borne diseases
Parasites & Vectors, 2011 The canine vector-borne infectious diseases (CVBDs) are an emerging problem in veterinary medicine and the zoonotic potential of many of these agents is a significant consideration for human health.
Day Michael J
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Serological survey of Leishmania infantum in apparently healthy dogs in different areas of Spain
Veterinary Medicine and Science, 2023 Background Canine leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum is an endemic disease in Spain. The dog is considered the main reservoir, and the detection of specific serum antibodies against L.
Marta Baxarias +3 more
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Heliyon, 2020 Feline infection by Leishmania infantum (syn. L. chagasi) has been described in areas where canine leishmaniosis is endemic. A wide variety of clinicopathological abnormalities have been reported in cats presenting clinical signs of leishmaniosis but ...
Manolis K. Chatzis +7 more
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Hematological and biochemical parameters in symptomatic and asymptomatic leishmania-seropositive dogs [PDF]
Macedonian Veterinary Review, 2015 Leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum is vector-born severe enzootic disease in dogs. It includes a wide spectrum of clinical symptoms, but the most characteristic are alterations in the hematopoetic system and renal failure. Also, infected animals
Igor Ulchar +3 more
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Use of GnRH Agonist in Dogs Affected with Leishmaniosis
Animals, 2021 Sex-associated hormones such as testosterone have been demonstrated to modulate immune responses, which can result in different disease outcomes. The present study was aimed at evaluating the efficacy of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone GnRH agonist ...
Michela Pugliese +7 more
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