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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Transcription of toll-like receptors 2, 3, 4 and 9, FoxP3 and Th17 cytokines in a susceptible experimental model of canine Leishmania infantum infection [PDF]
, 2015 Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) due to Leishmania infantum is a chronic zoonotic systemic disease resulting from complex interactions between protozoa and the canine immune system.
A Ives +81 more
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Scientific Opinion on canine leishmaniosis
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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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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Factors influencing the presence of sand flies in Majorca (Balearic Islands, Spain) with special reference to Phlebotomus pernicious, vector of Leishmania infantum [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Although the Mediterranean island of Majorca is an endemic area of leishmaniosis, there is a lack of up-to-date data on its sand fly fauna, the last report dating from 1989.
Alcover Amengual, Maria Magdalena +6 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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Dog skin parasite load, TLR-2, IL-10 and TNF-α expression and infectiousness [PDF]
, 2017 Visceral leishmaniosis is a zoonotic disease that is transmitted by Lutzomyia longipalpis sandflies. Dogs are the main peri-urban reservoir of the disease, and progression of canine leishmaniosis is dependent on the type of immune response elaborated ...
Avanço, S. V. +14 more
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