Canine vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) are highly prevalent in Brazil and represent a
challenge to veterinarians and public health workers, since some diseases are of great …

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is caused by different species of Leishmania. In domestic animals
such as dogs and cats, the diagnostic consists of clinical, epidemiological and serological …

Over the last three decades the incidence of American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) has
increased sharply in Argentina and throughout the world. In the Iguazú Falls area, on the …

The geographic distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) makes it a disease of major
clinical importance in Brazil, where it is endemic in the state of Paraná. The objective of this …

Phlebotomines (Diptera: Psychodidae) are vectors of several etiological agents of human
and animal diseases, including protozoans of the gender Leishmania. Precarious …

Background Environmental changes caused by urbanization can cause alterations in the
ecology and behavior of sandflies and in the epidemiology of leishmaniasis …

Southern Brazil concentrates a considerable number of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis
reported since 1980, and Paraná is the state that most records CL cases in the region. The …

INTRODUCTION: Leishmaniasis is expanding across Brazil, including the State of Mato
Grosso (MT). The aim of this study was to characterize the phlebotomine sandfly fauna at …

The high proportion of cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis reported amongst residents in the
city of Bandeirantes, in the state of Paraná, Brazil, led the authors to investigate the …

Due to the proximity of humans to the countryside and the progressive increase in
populations of invasive species, such as wild boars (Sus scrofa), the risk of disease spread …