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Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in Boyer Ahmad District, Kohgiluyeh & Boyer Ahmad Province, Southwest of Iran

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2015
Background: Mediterranean type of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is present in different parts of Iran. Several studies have identified dogs as the main reservoirs of the VL caused by Leishmania infantum in Iran and other Mediterranean regions.
A. Moshfe, M. Mohebali, E. Afshoun, A. Mousavizadeh, Z. Zarei, H. Abidi, B. Akhoundi, V. Barati, S. Joukar   +8 more
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On the Lack of Domestic Dogs in Pre‐Columbian Lowland Amazonia and Their Deep History of Entanglements With Humans in South America

The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 30, Issue 2, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Data from archaeology, ethnography, and ethnohistory document entanglements of dogs among South American Indigenous societies during pre‐Columbian and colonial times. The prolific presence and uses of dogs in the Central Andes and in parts of the Paraná Basin, Patagonia, and Circum‐Caribbean regions contrast with the conspicuous lack of ...
Marcelo R. Sánchez‐Villagra, Cristiana Bertazoni, Felipe Vander Velden   +2 more
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Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in Boyer Ahmad District, Kohgiluyeh & Boyer Ahmad Province, Southwest of Iran

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2012
Background: Mediterranean type of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is present in different parts of Iran. Several studies have identified dogs as the main reservoirs of the VL caused by Leishmania infantum in Iran and other Mediterranean regions.
V Barati, B Akhoundi, H Abidi, Z Zarei, A Mousavizadeh, E Afshoun, M Mohebali, A Moshfe, S Joukar   +8 more
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First autochthonous case of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
In Brazil, American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) is caused byLeishmania (Leishmania) chagasi and its main vector isLutzomyia longipalpis. Cases of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) in non-endemic areas have been reported over the last few years ...
Monique Paiva de Campos, Denise Amaro da Silva, Maria de Fátima Madeira, Artur Augusto Mendes Velho Júnior, Fabiano Borges Figueiredo   +4 more
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Leishmania infantum recombinant kinesin degenerated derived repeat (rKDDR): A novel potential antigen for serodiagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) or kala-azar, the most severe form of leishmaniasis, can lead to death if not properly diagnosed and treated. Correct identification of infected patients and reservoirs is vital for controlling the spread of leishmaniasis ...
Lucas Dhom-Lemos, Agostinho Gonçalves Viana, João Luis Reis Cunha, Mariana Santos Cardoso, Tiago Antônio Oliveira Mendes, Guilherme Rafael Gomide Pinheiro, Williane Fernanda Siqueira, Francisco Pereira Lobo, Leandro Freitas Teles, Lilian Lacerda Bueno, Silvio Fernando Guimarães-Carvalho, Daniella Castanheira Bartholomeu, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara   +12 more
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Leishmaniose visceral canina e doença de Chagas em cães de Araguaína, Tocantins [PDF]

, 2012
The present study analyzed serum samples from 111 male and female dogs of various ages from the municipality\ud of Araguaína in the State of Tocantins, Brazil. Serological diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) was initially\ud performed at the
Ekman, Luciana Regina Meireles Jaguaribe, Kesper Jr, Norival, Morais, Arielle Nunes, Sousa, Marlos Gonçalves, Umezawa, Eufrosina Setsu   +4 more
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Epidemiology of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in the municipality of Taquarana – AL (2009 – 2018) / Epidemiologia da Leishmaniose Visceral Canina no município de Taquarana – AL (2009-2018)

Diversitas Journal, 2019
Visceral Canine Leishmaniasis (LVC) is a pathology caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania, which affects dogs, which are considered, in the urban transmission cycle, the main reservoirs through which humans can become infected.
Jecilãine Efigênia da Silva, Ivan Nascimento de Oliveira, Thaynnara Paula dos Santos Lira, João Pedro Ferreira Barbosa, Ana Marta da Silva Lima, Claudimary Bispo dos Santos   +5 more
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Morphological and Molecular Techniques as an Integrative Approach to Identifying Sandfly (Diptera: Psychodidae) Vectors of Leishmaniasis in the Jazan and Asir Regions, Southwestern Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Zoology, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Sandflies are the primary vectors of leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease of major public health concern in Saudi Arabia. While morphological identification remains the standard for species classification in the Jazan and Asir regions, distinguishing closely related taxa is often challenging and time‐consuming.
Elsiddig Noureldin, Hatim Almutairi, Abdulaziz Almane, Hasabelrasol Elhaj, Alabbas Tami, Anwar M. Hashem, Khalid Shrwani, Eltayeb Awadelkarim, Yahya Hobani, Ali Alasmari, Ashwaq Alnazawi, Maimonah Alghanmi, Yasser Alraey, Abdullah Algaissi, Saeed Alqhtani, Ommer Dafalla, Irene Pellegrino   +16 more
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An autochthonous case of visceral canine leishmaniasis in Barra do Piraí-RJ

Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 2019
Visceral Leishmaniasis, a disease caused by the protozoan Leishmania chagasi, is a re-emergent anthropozoonosis, considered a major public health problem.
Flavia Clare Goulart de Carvalho, Raphaela Fernandes Coelho, Gabriele Barbosa Brandão, Artur Augusto Velho Mendes Júnior, Bruna de Azevedo Baêta   +4 more
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Spatial distribution of Phlebotominae in Puerto Iguazú-Misiones, Argentina-Brazil- Paraguay border area [PDF]

, 2013
The first Argentinian autochthonous human case of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was confirmed in Posadas (Misiones) in 2006. Since then, the disease has increased its incidence and geographical distribution.
Acardi, Soraya Alejandra, Berrozpe, Pablo Eduardo, Fernández, María Soledad, Gould, Ignacio Tomás, Gómez, Andrea, Manteca Acosta, Mariana, Salomon, Raul Armando, Santini, Maria Soledad   +7 more
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