III — Epidemiology of Human and Canine Leishmaniasis on the Island of Zakinthos

Garifallou, A.; Hadziandoniou, M.; Schnur, L F; Yuval, Boaz; Warburg, Alon; Jacobson, Raymond L.; Patéraki, E.; Patrikoussis, M.; Schlein, Yosef; Sérié, C

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“…As high percentages of D. immitis infections in dogs were detected in the present study, the application of repellents with efficacy against insects, particularly mosquitoes and sand flies, seems not to be the reason for the negative Leishmania results. One explanation could be that P. papatasi and P. sergenti, which are the main sand fly species in Bulgaria, have a higher tropism towards humans than towards pet dogs, in contrast to P. neglectus, which is the main sand fly species transmitting L. infantum encountered in Greece (Léger et al 1988;Garifallou et al 1989;Killick-Kendrick and Killick-Kendrick 1999;Tsachev et al 2007b). Additionally, many asymptomatic dogs in endemic areas mount predominantly cellular immunity with a negative to low specific antibody titre and may therefore be missed by serological methods (Baneth et al 2008).…”

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Current Surveys of the Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Leishmania infantum, Babesia canis, Angiostrongylus vasorum and Dirofilaria immitis in Dogs in Bulgaria

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Canine vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) have increasingly become a focus of interest in recent years. Some of the CVBDs are zoonotic and may therefore also represent a risk for the human population. Different factors are in discussion to explain the expansion of vectors and pathogens into formerly unaffected areas. Knowledge of the prevalence and distribution of CVBDs in Bulgaria is scant overall and most data rely on single case descriptions. The aim of the present study was to determine the seroprevalence of important CVBDs in 167 dogs from central-southern Bulgaria (Stara Zagora), with special emphasis on hitherto uninvestigated babesiosis and angiostrongylosis, on poorly investigated Lyme borreliosis and canine granulocytic anaplasmosis, and on the potentially zoonotic dirofilariosis and leishmaniosis. Relatively high prevalence rates were documented for anti-Babesia canis antibodies, Dirofilaria immitis antigen (16.2 %; 27/167 each), anti-Ehrlichia canis (21 %; 35/167) and anti-Anaplasma phagocytophilum antibodies (30.5 -46.1 %; 51 -77/167), while Borrelia burgdorferi seroprevalence was low (2.4 %; 4/167). All samples were negative for Leishmania infantum antibodies and Angiostrongylus vasorum antigen and antibodies. In total, 64.7 % (108/167) of the samples indicated infection or exposure to at least one agent and a high proportion of dual infections (39.8 %; 43/108) was demonstrated. Multiple infections with up to four different organisms were also detected. Our data underline the importance of CVBDs and especially of co-infections which could influence the clinical outcome in dogs. (2015) 114 :S11 -S1 DOI 10.1007/s00436-015-4518-8 EcToPaR aSITES AbstractCanine vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) have increasingly become a focus of interest in recent years. Some of the CVBDs are zoonotic and may therefore also represent a risk for the human population. Different factors are in discussion to explain the expansion of vectors and pathogens into formerly unaffected areas. Knowledge of the prevalence and distribution of CVBDs in Bulgaria is scant overall and most data rely on single case descriptions.

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Current Surveys of the Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Leishmania infantum, Babesia canis, Angiostrongylus vasorum and Dirofilaria immitis in Dogs in Bulgaria

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“…When bitten by animals with leishmaniasis, the pathogen enters certain stages of development in sandflies and is subsequently transmitted through bites to other mammals, such as humans (Alvar, 2001, Sotira, 2000, Baneth, et al, 1998, Garifallou, et al,1989.…”

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The Prevalence of Leishmaniasis in Dogs in the Districts of Yerevan

Avetisyan

2022

AgriScience and Technology

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“…Phlebotomus (Larroussius) neglectus Tonnoir 1921, was found implicated as vector for L. infantum in Greece (Léger et al, 1988;Garifallou et al, 1989). Investigations on the Greek sandfly fauna have been carried out in many regions of the country by a number of workers with an interest in entomology Received for publication November, 1996. and disease.…”

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