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 …

Latin America encompasses diverse geographical, cultural and socio-economic conditions,
which are reflected in the challenges for infectious disease control in the region. One of the …

The aims of the study were to determine the blood feeding preferences of sandflies and to
identify species of Leishmania that infected phlebotomines in Caxias, Maranhão, Brazil, an …

Abstract Background In Argentina, only very few reports are available for canine tick-borne
diseases where most are related to parasitic diseases. The objective of this survey was to …

Sixteen Leishmania stocks, 15 isolated from patients with cutaneous (CL), mucocutaneous
(MCL), or recurrent cutaneous leishmaniasis, plus one from a dog with CL in Salta and …

Foram estudados oito cães provenientes do Município de Maricá (RJ), com lesões
sugestivas de leishmaniose tegumentar americana por métodos parasitológicos e …

We used kernel density and scan statistics to examine the spatial distribution of cases of
pediatric and adult American cutaneous leishmaniasis in an urban disease-endemic area in …

American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is a complex disease with a rich diversity of
animal host species. This diversity imposes a challenge, since understanding ACL …

Background Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), caused by Leishmania braziliensis, is the most
important presentation of tegumentary leishmaniasis (TL) in Latin American. While the role …

Cases of human visceral leishmaniasis (HVL) were not recorded until recently in the Chaco
region of northwestern Argentina. Dogs were surveyed at the sites of infection of two HVL …