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American cutaneous leishmaniasis in domestic dogs: an example of the use of the polymerase chain reaction for mass screening in epidemiological studies. [PDF]

, 2002
Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) are firmly incriminated as reservoir hosts of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis. As an increasing number of studies have reported high infection rates with American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) in dogs, it is suggested ...
Reithinger, R, Davies, CR
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Canine Leishmaniosis in Italy: Geospatial Trends and Incidence, a Shift in Epidemiological Approach

Zoonoses and Public Health, Volume 73, Issue 6, Page 584-593, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) has shown a marked geographic expansion in Italy, progressively affecting central and northern regions previously considered non‐endemic. Laboratory‐based prevalence estimates remain informative in well‐designed surveys; however, prevalence derived from diagnostic submissions may be influenced by study ...
Federica Bruno, Germano Castelli, Eugenia Oliveri, Gaetano Oliva, Mariele De Santi, Claudia La Rocca, Ornella Melideo, Marco Ripamonti, Francesco La Russa, Maria Liliana Di Pasquale, Antonella Galante, Roberto Hamel, Giorgio Schiera, Marzio Cometa, Silvia Scibetta, Stefano Reale, Fabrizio Vitale   +16 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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The Environmental Variables Associated with Distribution of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in Dogs in Ardabil Province, Northwestern Iran: A Systematic Review

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2020
Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonotic disease that currently occurs in some parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. This study aimed to determine the distribution of the canine visceral leishmaniasis in dogs (Canis lupus familiaris ...
Eslam MORADI-ASL, Mehdi MOHEBALI, Yavar RASSI, Hassan VATANDOOST, Abedin SAGHAFIPOUR   +4 more
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Risk factors of visceral leishmaniasis in East Africa: a case-control study in Pokot territory of Kenya and Uganda [PDF]

, 2007
BACKGROUND: In East Africa, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in parts of Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Uganda. It is caused by Leishmania donovani and transmitted by the sandfly vector Phlebotomus martini.
Kolaczinski, Jan H, Brooker, Simon, Kabatereine, N, R. Reithinger, Kasimiro, J, A. Ocheng, Worku, D, Dagemlidet T Worku, J. H Kolaczinski, Andrew Ocheng, Ocheng, Andrew, S. Brooker, Narcis Kabatereine, Kabatereine, Narcis, Kasimiro, John, John Kasimiro, Reithinger, R, J. Kasimiro, N. Kabatereine, Brooker, S, Simon Brooker, Reithinger, Richard, Jan H Kolaczinski, Ocheng, A, Kolaczinski, J H, Richard Reithinger, D. T Worku, Worku, Dagemlidet T   +27 more
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Serum trace element levels in dogs with canine visceral leishmaniasis [PDF]

, 2023
Canine visceral leishmaniasis has been denoted as neglected despite being a very well-known disease. Trace element alteration has been recognized in humans with visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis, together with canine visceral leishmaniasis.
Gazyagci, Aycan Nuriye, SONGÜL ERDOĞAN, Bakay, Berna Baysal, ERDOĞAN, SONGÜL, DUYGU TARHAN, Gazyağcı, Aycan Nuriye, AYCAN NURİYE GAZYAĞCI, BERNA BAYSAL BAKAY, ALEV MELTEM ERCAN, ERCAN, ALEV MELTEM, MEHMET ERMAN OR, ERDOĞAN, HASAN, BİLGİÇ, BENGÜ, BENGÜ BİLGİÇ, OR, MEHMET ERMAN, URAL, KEREM, HASAN ERDOĞAN, KEREM URAL, BAYSAL BAKAY, BERNA, Tarhan, Duygu   +19 more
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Clinical outcome, imaging and histopathological findings of liver cirrhosis in dogs

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 3, August 2026.
Abstract Cirrhosis is a severe and irreversible condition resulting from chronic liver injury, characterised by extensive fibrosis and regenerative nodules. This report describes three dogs with cirrhosis. The main clinical findings included ascites, reduced body condition score and inappetence. Anaemia, thrombocytopenia, hypoalbuminaemia, and elevated
Wanderson Feliciano Duarte da Silva, Roger Fernando Neves da Silva, Edson Moleta Colodel, Pedro Eduardo Brandini Nespóli, Valeria Regia Franco Sousa   +4 more
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Advances in leishmaniasis.

, 2005
Governed by parasite and host factors and immunoinflammatory responses, the clinical spectrum of leishmaniasis encompasses subclinical (inapparent), localised (skin lesions), and disseminated infection (cutaneous, mucosal, or visceral).
Berman, Jonathan D, Murray, Henry W, Davies, Clive R, Saravia, Nancy G   +3 more
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Evaluation of a mass distribution programme for fine-mesh impregnated bednets against visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Sudan. [PDF]

, 2007
During an epidemic of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in eastern Sudan, Médecins Sans Frontières distributed 357,000 insecticide-treated bednets (ITN) to 155 affected villages between May 1999 and March 2001.
Davidson, R N, Dongu'du, Salah Ibrahim, Davidson, Robert N, Davies, Clive, van Zorge, R, Wang, S J, Shr-Jie Wang, Judy Schorscher, Dongu'du, S I, Schorscher, Judy, Robert N. Davidson, Koert Ritmeijer, Wang, Shr-Jie, Clive Davies, Salah Ibrahim Dongu'du, Ruth Van Zorge, Ritmeijer, Koert, van Zorge, Ruth, Ritmeijer, K, Davies, C, Schorscher, J   +20 more
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Vectors and Vector‐Borne Diseases: Biology, Epidemiology and Integrated Control Strategies

Journal of Applied Entomology, Volume 150, Issue 7, Page 990-1015, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Vector‐Borne Diseases (VBDs), transmitted by arthropods such as mosquitoes, ticks, fleas and sandflies, represent a significant threat to global health. These diseases can be caused by a variety of pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and helminths.
Roberta Rinaldi, Carmen Scieuzo, Federica De Stefano, Luca Masucci, Patrizia Falabella   +4 more
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