Canine leishmaniasis: Update on epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention

M Morales-Yuste, J Martín-Sánchez… - Veterinary Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Dogs are the main host of Leishmania infantum, a parasite that causes an
incurable disease called canine leishmaniasis. This parasite is transmitted through the bite …

Diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis: developments over the last decade

G Srividya, A Kulshrestha, R Singh, P Salotra - Parasitology research, 2012 - Springer
Diagnostic parameters for visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a potentially fatal parasitic disease
caused by Leishmania donovani, have been redefined in the last decade with the …

Detection of Leishmania infantum DNA by real-time PCR in canine oral and conjunctival swabs and comparison with other diagnostic techniques

G Lombardo, MG Pennisi, T Lupo, A Migliazzo… - Veterinary …, 2012 - Elsevier
The use of non invasive sampling, such as collection of conjunctival swabs, as a diagnostic
tool for the detection of Leishmania DNA is of interest. The purpose of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] PCR diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in asymptomatic dogs using conjunctival swab samples

RS Leite, S de Almeida Ferreira, LT Ituassu… - Veterinary …, 2010 - Elsevier
The efficacy of conjunctival swab (CS) as a sampling method for visceral leishmaniasis (VL)
diagnosis by PCR of asymptomatic dogs was evaluated. The CS was compared to blood …

Canine Skin and Conjunctival Swab Samples for the Detection and Quantification of Leishmania infantum DNA in an Endemic Urban Area in Brazil

S de Almeida Ferreira, RS Leite… - PLoS neglected …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background We evaluated kDNA PCR/hybridization and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR)
targeting the gene of DNA polymerase of Leishmania infantum for CVL diagnosis and …

Detection of Leishmania infantum DNA in conjunctival swabs of cats by quantitative real-time PCR

JC Benassi, GU Benvenga, HL Ferreira… - Experimental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Although some studies have investigated the potential role of cats as a reservoir for
Leishmania, their role in the epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is still poorly …

A novel non-amplification assay for the detection of Leishmania spp. in clinical samples using gold nanoparticles

M Andreadou, E Liandris, M Gazouli, S Taka… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Leishmaniosis is a zoonose caused by protozoans of the genus Leishmania. The need for
accurate diagnostic investigation of cases of leishmaniosis has rendered today the use of …

Papular dermatitis due to Leishmania infantum infection in seventeen dogs: diagnostic features, extent of the infection and treatment outcome

G Lombardo, MG Pennisi, T Lupo, C Chicharro… - Parasites & vectors, 2014 - Springer
Background This study describes immunological responses, diagnostic features, follow up
and treatment outcomes from seventeen dogs with papular dermatitis due to Leishmania …

Nasal, Oral and Ear Swabs for Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis Diagnosis: New Practical Approaches for Detection of Leishmania infantum DNA

SA Ferreira, GG Almeida, SO Silva… - PLoS Neglected …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential use of nasal, oral, and ear
swabs for molecular diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) in an endemic urban …

Diagnostic value of conjunctival swab sampling associated with nested PCR for different categories of dogs naturally exposed to Leishmania infantum infection

T Di Muccio, F Veronesi, MT Antognoni… - Journal of clinical …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of a
noninvasive assay, conjunctival swab (CS) nested-PCR (n-PCR), for diagnosing canine …