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risk assessment for canine leishmaniasis spreading in the north of italy.the incidence of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis has not only been recognized but is, in fact, increasing in territories of northern continental italy previously regarded as non-endemic. recent findings of sporadic autochthonous canine infections and the presence of phlebotomine vectors in some provinces of north-eastern italy have stimulated risk assessment for the spreading of leishmaniasis in the autonomous province of bolzano-south tyrol, the northernmost territory of the italian eastern alp ...200919908194
[monitoring of canine leishmaniasis in northern italy: an update from a scientific network].canine leishmaniasis (canl) due to leishmania infantum is a disease of great veterinary importance and a serious public health problem. in humans, l. infantum causes visceral (vl) and cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) and the distribution of vl overlaps that of canl. currently, vl is considered by who as an emerging zoonosis in southern europe. the dog is the only domestic reservoir of the infection and phlebotomine sandflies are the only proven vectors of leishmaniasis for dogs and humans. canl is e ...200415305715
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