Autochthonous canine leishmaniasis in Romania: neglected or (re) emerging?

V Mircean, MO Dumitrache, M Mircean, P Bolfa… - Parasites & vectors, 2014 - Springer
Canine leishmaniasis is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by the protozoan parasite
Leishmania infantum. In Romania between 1955 and 2013, no cases of human …

The quest for canine leishmaniasis in Romania: the presence of an autochthonous focus with subclinical infections in an area where disease occurred

MO Dumitrache, Y Nachum-Biala, M Gilad, V Mircean… - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Background Canine leishmaniasis is a severe, potentially life-threatening, systemic vector-
borne disease of dogs caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. Romania …

Canine leishmaniasis in Balkan–A review of occurrence and epidemiology

S Vaselek - Acta Tropica, 2021 - Elsevier
Canine leishmaniasis is a parasitic zoonotic infection of dogs caused by the Leishmania
spp. parasites. In Europe, canine leishmaniasis is among the most important vector-borne …

Canine leishmaniasis prevalence in the Slovenian dog population

T Kotnik, J Moreno, B Šoba, B Krt, M Skvarč… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2021 - sciendo.com
Introduction: Leishmaniasis is a life-threatening zoonosis of which dogs are the major
reservoir and sandflies are the vectors. Until now, the prevalence of canine leishmaniasis …

First record of autochthonous canine leishmaniasis in Hungary

B Tánczos, N Balogh, L Király, I Biksi… - Vector-Borne and …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Hungary is traditionally regarded as a leishmaniasis-free country, and human or canine
cases diagnosed locally have been recorded as imported. However, recent entomological …

First report of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Bulgaria

I TSACHEV, ID Kyriazis, S Boutsini… - Turkish Journal of …, 2010 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
Seroepidemiological studies on canine leishmaniasis in Bulgaria, even in areas where
human leishmaniasis has been detected, are controversial. This report describes 2 clinical …

Serological and clinical survey of canine leishmaniasis in southwestern region of Kosovo

B Xhekaj, M Alishani, A Rexhepi, X Jakupi… - Veterinaria …, 2020 - veterinariaitaliana.izs.it
Abstract Canine Leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum is endemic in
Mediterranean countries. The disease represents an important public health issue in Kosovo …

Risk factors for canine leishmaniasis in an endemic Mediterranean region

S Cortes, Y Vaz, R Neves, C Maia, L Cardoso… - Veterinary …, 2012 - Elsevier
Human visceral leishmaniasis is an emergent/re-emergent parasitic zoonotic disease in
Europe caused by Leishmania infantum, with domestic dog as its main reservoir host. This …

The first report of autochthonous non-vector-borne transmission of canine leishmaniosis in the Nordic countries

V Karkamo, A Kaistinen, A Näreaho, K Dillard… - Acta Veterinaria …, 2014 - Springer
Background Leishmania spp. are zoonotic protozoans that infect humans and other
mammals such as dogs. The most significant causative species in dogs is L. infantum. In …

Seroprevalence of canine leishmaniosis in asymptomatic dogs in Kosovo

B Xhekaj, J Stefanovska, K Sherifi, A Rexhepi… - Parasitology …, 2023 - Springer
Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) is a neglected zoonotic disease caused by Leishmania spp.
Leishmania infantum is the species responsible for the zoonotic form of the disease where …