Feline leishmaniasis: what's the epidemiological role of the cat?

F Mancianti - Parassitologia, 2004 - europepmc.org
Feline leishmaniasis (FL) is a quite uncommon feature. Clinical disease has been described
in cats since nineties begin. More than 40 reports in world literature have been referred, but …

[PDF][PDF] A high prevalence of feline leishmaniasis in southern Italy

MG Pennisi - Canine Leishmaniasis: moving towards a solution, 2002 - Citeseer
Since the beginning of the 20th century clinical cases of feline leishmaniasis (FL) have been
sporadically described, mostly in countries where the infection is endemic (Brazil …

Epidemiological and diagnostic aspects of feline leishmaniasis with emphasis on Brazil: a narrative review

LFJ Nascimento, TM Cirilo, DS Gomes… - Parasitology …, 2022 - Springer
The leishmaniases are a group of diseases caused by the protozoan parasite belonging to
the genus Leishmania. In the New World, although dogs are considered the main parasite …

[PDF][PDF] Feline Leishmaniasis: uncommon or unknown? Leishmaniose Felina: rara ou desconhecida

L Simões-Mattos, CML Bevilaqua, MRF Mattos… - Rev Port Cienc …, 2004 - researchgate.net
Apesar da Leishmaniose Felina (LF) ser considerada de rara ocorrência, nos últimos anos,
houve um aumento no número de casos relatados em todo o mundo. Actualmente, o …

Feline leishmaniasis in Jerusalem: serological investigation

A Nasereddin, H Salant, Z Abdeen - Veterinary parasitology, 2008 - Elsevier
Visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum is an endemic zoonosis, present in
the Mediterranean area and well recognized in Israel and Palestine for human and dog …

Leishmania infantum in domestic cats from the municipality of Teresina, state of Piauí, Brazil

IL de Mendonça, JF Batista, IMM RIBEIRO… - Parasitology …, 2017 - cambridge.org
Feline leishmaniasis has been reported in various parts of the world in recent years,
occurring mainly in areas where zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic. The …

Feline Leishmania spp. Infection in a Non-Endemic Area of Northern Italy

E Spada, R Perego, F Vitale, F Bruno, G Castelli… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum is a parasitic disease of
people and animals transmitted by sand fly vectors. Although dogs in south and central Italy …

What do we know about feline leishmaniosis?

CSA Soares, SC Duarte… - Journal of feline medicine …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), endemic areas of leishmaniosis have
spread and the number of reported cases has increased. Europe is one of the continents …

Infection by Leishmania infantum in cats: epidemiological study in Spain

J Martín-Sánchez, C Acedo, M Muñoz-Pérez… - Veterinary …, 2007 - Elsevier
More than 40 cases of feline leishmaniasis have been reported in the scientific literature.
The influence of some immunodepressive conditions of viral origin, such as leukemia and …

Serological and molecular detection of Leishmania infantum in cats of Northern Sardinia, Italy

C Dedola, R Zobba, A Varcasia, S Visco… - … : Regional Studies and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Leishmania infections are endemic in dogs in central and southern regions of Italy while
feline leishmaniosis has only been sporadically described in these areas and few studies …