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 …

Laboratory tests for diagnosing and monitoring canine leishmaniasis

S Paltrinieri, L Gradoni, X Roura… - Veterinary clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Although several reviews on canine leishmaniasis have been published, none thoroughly
described clinicopathologic abnormalities and their clinical usefulness. The aim of this …

Leishmaniosis of companion animals in Europe: an update

MG Pennisi - Veterinary parasitology, 2015 - Elsevier
Leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum is a vector-borne zoonotic disease endemic
in southern Europe, but which is spreading northwards. Millions of dogs, cats and other non …

Leishmania infantum-specific production of IFN-γ and IL-10 in stimulated blood from dogs with clinical leishmaniosis

L Solano-Gallego, S Montserrat-Sangrà, L Ordeix… - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Background There is limited information available on cytokine profiles in dogs with different
degrees of disease severity due to natural infection of Leishmania infantum. The aim of this …

An update on the diagnosis and treatment of canine leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum (syn. L. chagasi)

C Noli, MN Saridomichelakis - The Veterinary Journal, 2014 - Elsevier
Canine leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum is still a common disease in endemic
areas, such as the Mediterranean countries, and has progressively expanded into non …

Feline vector-borne pathogens in the north and centre of Portugal

H Vilhena, VL Martinez-Díaz, L Cardoso, L Vieira… - Parasites & …, 2013 - Springer
Background In recent years, several clinical cases and epidemiological studies of feline
vector-borne diseases (FVBD) have been reported worldwide. Nonetheless, information on …

Molecular diagnosis of leishmaniasis: quantification of parasite load by a real-time PCR assay with high sensitivity

G Castelli, F Bruno, S Reale, S Catanzaro, V Valenza… - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Real-time PCR was developed to quantify Leishmania infantum kinetoplast DNA and
optimized to achieve a sensitivity of 1 parasite/mL. For this purpose, we cloned the …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical pleiomorphism in human leishmaniases, with special mention of asymptomatic infection

AL Banuls, P Bastien, C Pomares, J Arevalo… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2011 - Elsevier
This review gives an update of current knowledge on the clinical pleiomorphism of
Leishmania, with a special emphasis on the case of asymptomatic carriage. The first part …

[PDF][PDF] Canine leishmaniosis and kidney disease: Q&A for an overall management in clinical practice

X Roura… - Journal of Small …, 2021 - repositorioinstitucional.ceu.es
9(1) Introduction 10(2) Do all dogs with leishmaniosis have renal disease? 11(3) Do we
need to evaluate the presence of proteinuria in all dogs with leishmaniosis? 12(4) Is there a …

Early reduction of Leishmania infantum-specific antibodies and blood parasitemia during treatment in dogs with moderate or severe disease

L Solano-Gallego, L Di Filippo, L Ordeix, M Planellas… - Parasites & …, 2016 - Springer
Background Leishmania infantum-specific antibodies are used extensively for the diagnosis
and monitoring of treatment in canine leishmaniosis. Different views have been described …