Leishmaniasis is a “neglected tropical disease” and serious public health issue in Brazil.
While dogs are recognized as particularly important reservoirs, recent reports of domestic …

Abstract Purpose Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) has been considered one of the most
important neglected zoonosis in the world. In Brazil, this disease passed for an urbanization …

The role of cats in the epidemiological cycle of leishmaniasis remains unclear. To better
understand the occurrence of leishmaniasis in cats, we studied the frequency of Leishmania …

Zoonotic leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum is a disease of One Health concern
since human and animal cases and environmental damage are interconnected. L. infantum …

Visceral leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by Leishmania infantum for which dogs
are the main reservoir. In South America, presence of this disease is expanding along with …

The aim of this work was to molecularly detect Leishmania species in 52 cats from
Andradina Municipality, São Paulo State, Brazil. The direct parasitological test was …

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 …

Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease that affects 12 million people worldwide. Several
mammalian species can serve as a reservoir for this disease. Dogs are the main reservoir …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between naturally occurring
Leishmania spp. infections in dogs (Canis familiaris) and the practical implications of the use …

In this study, we detected Leishmania spp. infection in R. sanguineus collected from dogs
that were naturally infected with L.(L.) infantum. We examined 35 dogs of both sexes and …