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Characterization of widespread canine leishmaniasis among wild carnivores from Spain.
Raquel Sobrino,Ezio Ferroglio,Álvaro Oleaga,Angelo Romano,Javier Millán,Miguel Revilla,María Cruz Arnal,Anna Trisciuoglio,Christian Gortázar +8 more
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The prevalence of infection indicates the existence of natural infection in apparently healthy wild carnivore populations, and the results are suggestive of a sylvatic cycle independent of dogs.About:
This article is published in Veterinary Parasitology.The article was published on 2008-08-17. It has received 120 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Canine leishmaniasis & Leishmania infantum.read more
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Directions for the diagnosis, clinical staging, treatment and prevention of canine leishmaniosis
Laia Solano-Gallego,A. F. Koutinas (Α.Φ. Κουτινασ),Guadalupe Miró,Luís Cardoso,Maria Grazia Pennisi,Lluís Ferrer,Patrick Bourdeau,Gaetano Oliva,Gad Baneth +8 more
TL;DR: A consensus of opinions on the diagnosis, treatment, prognosis and prevention of CanL is presented, and a system of four clinical stages, based on clinical signs, clinicopathological abnormalities and serological status is proposed.
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Transmission, reservoir hosts and control of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis
TL;DR: A review of the transmission and control of ZVL can be found in this article, which highlights the lack of randomized controlled trials of both dog culling and residual insecticide spraying.
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The hare (Lepus granatensis) as potential sylvatic reservoir of Leishmania infantum in Spain.
Ricardo Molina,Maribel Jiménez,Israel Cruz,A. Iriso,Ines Martin-Martin,O. Sevillano,S. Melero,Juan A. Bernal +7 more
TL;DR: Molecular characterization of isolates obtained from sand flies infected after xenodiagnosis demonstrates that hares were infected by Leishmania infantum, the first evidence of the transmission of L. infantum from hares to sand flies.
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Molecular Survey on Vector-Borne Pathogens in Alpine Wild Carnivorans.
TL;DR: The prevalence of vector-borne pathogens observed in the present study is one of the highest reported so far, suggesting the importance of free-ranging carnivorans in the epidemiology and maintenance of the sylvatic cycle of the pathogens.
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Role of wildlife in the epidemiology of Leishmania infantum infection in Europe.
TL;DR: In the future, the comparison of parasite isolates from humans, dogs and wildlife, xenodiagnosis studies in wild carnivores, and the study of other vertebrate taxonomic groups will help determine the current role of European wildlife in the epidemiology of leishmaniosis.
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The increase in risk factors for leishmaniasis worldwide.
TL;DR: Increasing risk factors are making leishmaniasis a growing public health concern for many countries around the world, and some are related to a specific eco-epidemiological entity, others affect all forms of leish maniasis.
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The current status of zoonotic leishmaniases and approaches to disease control.
Marina Gramiccia,Luigi Gradoni +1 more
TL;DR: A number of tools have been developed for the control of the canine reservoir of L. infantum, including several canine vaccine candidates, in particular an FML Leishmania enriched fraction showing good clinical protection, and a number of insecticide-based preparations for dog protection against sand fly bites.
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Prevalence of Leishmania infantum infection in dogs living in an area of canine leishmaniasis endemicity using PCR on several tissues and serology.
TL;DR: The results showed that the majority of dogs living in an area where canine leishmaniasis is endemic are infected by Leishmania and that the prevalence of infection is much greater than the prevalenceof overt Leishmanniasis-related disease.
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Comparison of Six PCR Methods Using Peripheral Blood for Detection of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis
Laurence Lachaud,Sarah Marchergui-Hammami,Elisabeth Chabbert,Jacques Dereure,Jean-Pierre Dedet,Patrick Bastien +5 more
TL;DR: Comparisons of the sensitivities and reliabilities of different PCR methods for the diagnosis and epidemiological study of canine visceral leishmaniasis using dog blood allow the discussion of the advantages and drawbacks of highly sensitive versus moderately sensitive PCR methods in diagnosis and prevalence studies of CVL.