[HTML][HTML] Wild and synanthropic reservoirs of Leishmania species in the Americas

ALR Roque, AM Jansen - … Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2014 - Elsevier
The definition of a reservoir has changed significantly in the last century, making it
necessary to study zoonosis from a broader perspective. One important example is that of …

Canine leishmaniasis

J Alvar, C Canavate, R Molina, J Moreno… - Advances in …, 2004 - books.google.com
Canine leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania infantum (syn. L. chagasi, in America) and is
transmitted by the bite of phlebotomine sand flies. Infected dogs constitute the main …

Guidelines for diagnosis and clinical classification of leishmaniasis in dogs

S Paltrinieri, L Solano-Gallego, A Fondati… - Journal of the …, 2010 - Am Vet Med Assoc
L infantum are species belonging to the Larroussius subgenus (eg, Phlebotomus
perniciosus, Phlebotomus ariasi, Phlebotomus perfiliewi, Phlebotomus neglectus, and …

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 - journals.asm.org
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 …

Comparison of six PCR methods using peripheral blood for detection of canine visceral leishmaniasis

L Lachaud, S Marchergui-Hammami… - Journal of clinical …, 2002 - journals.asm.org
The objectives of this study were to compare the sensitivities and reliabilities of different
PCR methods for the diagnosis and epidemiological study of canine visceral leishmaniasis …

Leishmaniosis

G Baneth, C Petersen, L Solano-Gallego… - … Infectious Diseases of …, 2021 - Elsevier
First Described: The cause of visceral leishmaniasis was first described in India in 1903
(separately by William Leishman and Charles Donovan).• Causes: Canine and feline …

A Nested-PCR-Based Schizodeme Method for Identifying Leishmania Kinetoplast Minicircle Classes Directly from Clinical Samples and Its Application to the Study of the …

HA Noyes, H Reyburn, JW Bailey… - Journal of clinical …, 1998 - journals.asm.org
ABSTRACT A nested PCR was developed to amplify the variable region of the kinetoplast
minicircles of all Leishmania species which infect mammals. Each Leishmania parasite …

Parasite density and impaired biochemical/hematological status are associated with severe clinical aspects of canine visceral leishmaniasis

AB Reis, OA Martins-Filho, A Teixeira-Carvalho… - Research in veterinary …, 2006 - Elsevier
We have performed a detailed investigation in 40 dogs naturally infected with Leishmania
infantum (syn. chagasi), subdivided into three groups: asymptomatic (AD= 12) …

[PDF][PDF] Studies on control of visceral leishmaniasis: impact of dog control on canine and human visceral leishmaniasis in Jacobina, Bahia, Brazil.

DA Ashford, JR David, M Freire, R David… - The American journal …, 1998 - researchgate.net
To assess the effect of removing leishmania-infected dogs on the incidence of visceral
leishmaniasis, a controlled intervention study was performed in northeast Brazil. The …

PCR as a rapid and sensitive tool in the diagnosis of human and canine leishmaniasis using Leishmania donovani sl-specific kinetoplastid primers

S Cortes, N Rolão, J Ramada… - Transactions of the …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
This study was performed in order to test the efficacy of a new polymerase chain reaction
(PCR) assay for the diagnosis of both human and canine leishmaniasis caused by …