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 …

Although several reviews on canine leishmaniasis have been published, none thoroughly
described clinicopathologic abnormalities and their clinical usefulness. The aim of this …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Background In recent years, several clinical cases and epidemiological studies of feline
vector-borne diseases (FVBD) have been reported worldwide. Nonetheless, information on …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Background Leishmania infantum-specific antibodies are used extensively for the diagnosis
and monitoring of treatment in canine leishmaniosis. Different views have been described …