A cross-sectional study of Leishmania spp. infection in clinically healthy dogs with polymerase chain reaction and serology in Greece

LS Leontides, MN Saridomichelakis, C Billinis… - Veterinary …, 2002 - Elsevier
A total of 73 clinically healthy hunting dogs, experiencing an outdoor lifestyle and originating
from an area where canine leishmaniasis is endemic, were included in the study …

A cross-sectional sero-epidemiological study of canine leishmaniasis in Greek mainland

LV Athanasiou, VI Kontos, MN Saridomichelakis… - Acta tropica, 2012 - Elsevier
Canine leishmaniasis is endemic in Greece as in other countries of the Mediterranean
basin. In this study, the regional prevalence of canine seropositivity to Leishmania spp. in …

A seroepidemiologic survey of canine visceral leishmaniosis among apparently healthy dogs in Croatia

T Živičnjak, F Martinković, A Marinculić, V Mrljak… - Veterinary …, 2005 - Elsevier
Cross-sectional investigation was done on seroprevalence of Leishmania sp. infection
among apparently healthy dogs in an area where canine leishmaniosis is endemic. Survey …

Asymptomatic canine leishmaniasis in Greater Athens area, Greece

V Sideris, G Papadopoulou, E Dotsika… - European journal of …, 1999 - Springer
Leishmania (L. infantum is the etiological agent of human and canine visceral leishmaniasis
in the Mediterranean subregion. Domestic dogs are the main reservoir of the parasite in …

Canine leishmaniasis: pathological and ecological factors influencing transmission of infection

P Abranches, MCD Silva-Pereira… - The Journal of …, 1991 - JSTOR
Canine leishmaniasis was studied in 1,823 dogs from the Lisbon metropolitan region. The
breeds most affected were doberman and German shepherd, independent of sex and use …

Specific anti-Leishmania spp. antibodies in stray cats in Greece

A Diakou, E Papadopoulos… - Journal of feline …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Greece is a highly endemic country for Leishmania species. Canine cases of leishmaniosis
are recorded in different parts of the country. However, no case of feline leishmaniosis has …

Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with Leishmania infantum in dogs in Sardinia (Italy), an endemic island for leishmaniasis

C Tamponi, F Scarpa, S Carta, S Knoll, D Sanna… - Parasitology …, 2021 - Springer
Leishmaniasis is a widespread, vector-borne parasitosis causing clinical manifestations in
animals and in humans. In dogs, Canine Leishmaniasis has been reported in as much as 50 …

Prevalence of Leishmania infantumInfection in Dogs Living in an Area of Canine Leishmaniasis Endemicity Using PCR on Several Tissues and Serology

L Solano-Gallego, P Morell, M Arboix… - Journal of clinical …, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
We studied and compared the prevalence of Leishmania infection and the seroprevalence
and the prevalence of canine leishmaniasis in an area where canine leishmaniasis is …

First survey on canine leishmaniasis in a non classical area of the disease in Spain (Lleida, Catalonia) based on a veterinary questionnaire and a cross-sectional …

C Ballart, MM Alcover, A Picado, J Nieto… - Preventive Veterinary …, 2013 - Elsevier
The Spanish distribution of canine leishmaniasis (CanL) is heterogeneous and very few
data are available for the north of the country, including the province of Lleida (Catalonia …

Risk of Infection with Leishmaniaspp. in the Canine Population in the Netherlands

E Teske, F Van Knapen, EGM Beijer… - Acta Veterinaria …, 2002 - Springer
The dog is the main reservoir of Leishmania infantum, the causative agent of visceral
leishmaniasis (VL) in humans in Southern Europe. In order to identify the risk of dogs from a …