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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
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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.About:
This article is published in Veterinary Parasitology.The article was published on 2009-10-28. It has received 526 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Subclinical infection & Serology.read more
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LeishVet guidelines for the practical management of canine leishmaniosis
Laia Solano-Gallego,Guadalupe Miró,Alek Koutinas,Luís Cardoso,Maria Grazia Pennisi,Luis Miguel Ferrer,Patrick Bourdeau,Gaetano Oliva,Gad Baneth +8 more
TL;DR: A staging system that divides the disease into four stages is aimed at assisting the clinician in determining the appropriate therapy, forecasting prognosis, and implementing follow-up steps required for the management of the leishmaniosis patient.
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Canine leishmaniosis in the Old and New Worlds: unveiled similarities and differences
Filipe Dantas-Torres,Filipe Dantas-Torres,Laia Solano-Gallego,Gad Baneth,Vitor Márcio Ribeiro,Milena de Paiva-Cavalcanti,Domenico Otranto +6 more
TL;DR: The similarities and differences between canine leishmaniosis in the Old and New Worlds are outlined, with emphasis on South America and Europe, and calls the attention of veterinary and public health authorities to standardize and improve practices for diagnosing, treating, and preventing the disease.
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Prevalence and Factors Associated with Leishmania infantum Infection of Dogs from an Urban Area of Brazil as Identified by Molecular Methods
Wendel Coura-Vital,Wendel Coura-Vital,Marcos José Marques,Vanja Maria Veloso,Bruno Mendes Roatt,Rodrigo Dian de Oliveira Aguiar-Soares,Levi Eduardo Soares Reis,Samuel Leôncio Braga,Maria Helena Franco Morais,Alexandre Barbosa Reis,Mariângela Carneiro +10 more
TL;DR: Socioeconomic variables, dog behavior and the knowledge of the owner regarding the vector were factors associated with canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL), and a lack of previous serological examination for VL was also associated with L. infantum infection.
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LeishVet update and recommendations on feline leishmaniosis
Maria Grazia Pennisi,Luís Cardoso,Gad Baneth,Patrick Bourdeau,Alek Koutinas,Guadalupe Miró,Gaetano Oliva,Laia Solano-Gallego +7 more
TL;DR: This report presents in this report a review of the current knowledge on FeL, the epidemiological role of the cat in L. infantum infection, clinical manifestations, and recommendations on diagnosis, treatment and monitoring, prognosis and prevention of infection, in order to standardize the management of this disease in cats.
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Laboratory tests for diagnosing and monitoring canine leishmaniasis
TL;DR: Dogs with overt leishmaniasis generally have high antibody titers, while low titers predominate in immunologically resistant infected dogs or in exposed dogs with no parasite confirmation.
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