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Canine leishmaniasis prevalence in the Slovenian dog population
2021
Kotnik Tina | Moreno Javier | Šoba Barbara | Krt Brane | Skvarč Miha | Vergles Rataj Aleksandra | Gorišek Bajc Maja | Ravnik Verbič Urša
Leishmaniasis is a life-threatening zoonosis of which dogs are the major reservoir and sandflies are the vectors. Until now, the prevalence of canine leishmaniasis (CanL) in the Slovenian dog population was unknown.
Show more [+] Less [-]Vector-borne diseases imported to Poland between 2021 and 2023
2024
Adaszek Łukasz | Staniec Marta | Dokuzeylül Banu | Pisarek Maria | Skrzypczak Maciej | Żółkiewski Paweł | Rutkowska-Szulczyk Małgorzata | Deneka Łukasz | Or Mehmet Erman | Winiarczyk Stanisław
The aim of the study was to monitor the occurrence of selected vector-borne diseases in anaemic dogs arriving in or returning to Poland from areas endemic for these diseases.
Show more [+] Less [-]Canine leishmaniasis prevalence in the Slovenian dog population
2021
Kotnik, Tina | Moreno Lázaro, Javier | Šoba, Barbara | Krt, Brane | Skvarč, Miha | Vergles Rataj, Aleksandra | Gorišek Bajc, Maja | Ravnik Verbič, Urša
Leishmaniasis is a life-threatening zoonosis of which dogs are the major reservoir and sandflies are the vectors. Until now, the prevalence of canine leishmaniasis (CanL) in the Slovenian dog population was unknown. Epidemiological data, eye swabs and blood samples were taken from 465 dogs born in Slovenia and older than one year. Commercial ELISA kits and real-time PCR were used. For ELISA-positive samples, an immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT) was performed. Descriptive statistics were used to characterise the samples. The one-sample nonparametric chi-square test was used to test whether the categories of a variable were equally distributed. A 59.9% proportion of the recruited dogs had travelled to endemic regions and 62.1% of them had not been protected by insect repellents. Skin symptoms that might be CanL-related were described in 109 of the dogs’ histories (23.4%), inappetence and/or weight loss in 25 (5.4%), and anaemia, intermittent fever, and/or lymphadenopathy in 19 (4.1%). At the time of recruitment, all dogs were asymptomatic. All samples were PCR negative, nine (1.9%) were ELISA positive, but none were IFAT positive. Five of the nine ELISA-positive dogs were non-travellers. We conclude that the seroprevalence of canine leishmaniasis of 1.9 % in the autochthonous Slovenian dog population may pose a risk of endemic spread of the disease.
Show more [+] Less [-]Vector transmission of bovine leukemia virus during summer season in northern Hokkaido
2019
Inagaki, H. (Souya Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Hamatonbetsu (Japan)) | Konnai, S. | Kaburagi, H. | Murota, H. | Takabatake, N. | Watari, K. | Okagawa, T. | Maekawa, N. | Murata, S. | Ohashi, K.
