Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease with a worldwide distribution affecting most mammalian
species. Clinical leptospirosis is common in dogs but appears to be rare in cats. Both dogs …

Companion vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) are an important threat for pet life, but may also
have an impact on human health, due to their often zoonotic character. The importance and …

This report offers a consensus opinion on the diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment, and
prevention of leptospirosis in dogs, an important zoonosis. Clinical signs of leptospirosis in …

Chagas disease is a neglected tropical disease transmitted by the protozoan Trypanosoma
cruzi that lately has been highlighted because several outbreaks attributed to oral …

Free-roaming domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) pose major conservation and public
health risks worldwide. To better understand the threat of domestic dogs to wildlife and …

Background Chagas disease is an important health problem in Latin America due to its
incapacitating effects and associated mortality. Studies on seropositivity for Trypanosoma …

Trypanosoma cruzi, a zoonotic protozoan parasite, infects a wide range of mammals. The
southern United States has endemic sylvatic transmission cycles maintained by several …

Vector-borne pathogens (VBPs) of canines are a diverse range of infectious agents,
including viruses, bacteria, protozoa and multicellular parasites, that are pernicious and …

A 1-year population-based prospective study was launched in Seychelles, a country with
one of the highest human incidence of leptospirosis worldwide, to describe the characteristic …

Methods to determine blood-meal sources of hematophagous Triatominae bugs (Chagas
disease vectors) are serological or based on PCR employing species-specific primers or …