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Leishmaniasis in Tuscany (Italy): VI. Canine leishmaniasis in the focus of Monte Argentario (Grosseto).
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The results of a survey of canine leishmaniasis in the coastal focus of Monte Argentario (Tuscany, Italy) show that 88.0% of the dogs with signs died of the disease, and 36.0%" of the asymptomatic dogs had apparently recovered.About:
This article is published in Acta Tropica.The article was published on 1981-12-01 and is currently open access. It has received 105 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Canine leishmaniasis & Visceral leishmaniasis.read more
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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.
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Epidemiological aspects of canine visceral leishmaniosis in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Mehdi Mohebali,Homa Hajjaran,Yazdan Hamzavi,Iraj Mobedi,Shahnam Arshi,Zabih Zarei,Behnaz Akhoundi,Koroush Manouchehri Naeini,Reza Avizeh,Mehdi Fakhar +9 more
TL;DR: Parasitology and serology tests that were performed in 30 wild canines showed 10% these animals were infected by Leishmania infantum, and anti-leishmanial antibodies were detected in some of the seropositive dogs with specific clinical signs.
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Canine leishmaniasis: pathological and ecological factors influencing transmission of infection.
TL;DR: The importance of the dog as the reservoir of visceral leishmaniasis was confirmed, with the breeds most affected were doberman and German shepherd, independent of sex and use.
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Evaluation of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, an immunofluorescent-antibody test, and two rapid tests (immunochromatographic-dipstick and gel tests) for serological diagnosis of symptomatic and asymptomatic Leishmania infections in dogs.
TL;DR: ELISAs based on soluble promastigotes or amastigote antigens seem to be most suited for the serological diagnosis of canine Leishmania infections in both symptomatic and asymptomatic dogs.
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Impact of canine control on the epidemiology of canine and human visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil.
Clarisa B. Palatnik-de-Sousa,W R dos Santos,João Carlos França-Silva,R. T. Da Costa,Alexandre Barbosa Reis,Marcos Palatnik,Wilson Mayrink,Odair Genaro +7 more
TL;DR: Although difficult and expensive, the public health dog control campaigns performed in Brazil reduced the incidence of ZVL and should be maintained since treatment of dogs is an unrealistic intervention, both because of its prohibitive cost and relatively poor effectiveness.