| canine leishmaniasis: pathological and ecological factors influencing transmission of infection. | canine leishmaniasis was studied in 1,823 dogs from the lisbon metropolitan region. the breeds most affected were doberman and german shepherd, independent of sex and use. young adult (12.2%) and older dogs (14.7%) had higher prevalences of infection. parasitological confirmation of serological diagnosis was higher in dogs with indirect fluorescent antibody test titer greater than or equal to 1:512, indicating that parasitological patency is a late event. exposure of leishmania in lymph nodes is ... | 1991 | 1865262 |
| feline leishmania infection in a canine leishmaniasis endemic region, portugal. | canine leishmaniasis (canl) caused by leishmania infantum is a serious zoonotic public health and veterinary problem in the mediterranean basin. leishmania infection in domestic cats (felis catus domesticus) has been reported in several countries where this zoonosis is endemic, such as portugal, spain, italy, france, greece, israel, palestine and brazil. the aim of this study was to contribute to the knowledge of the role played by cats in leishmania epidemiology, in an endemic focus of zoonotic ... | 2010 | 20869810 |
| [canine leishmaniasis in lisbon]. | | 1963 | 14122065 |
| [kala-azar in portugal. iii. results of a survey on canine leishmaniasis performed in the lisbon region. comparison of urban and rural zones]. | a serological and parasitological survey of dogs was done in four slum areas on the outskirts of lisbon and a rural area west of setúbal. the serological test was the ifat. the total number of dogs examined was 572 which 55 (9,6%) had titre greater than or equal to 1/128, 10 of these dogs were among 182 (5,5%) in the urban areas and 45 were in the sample of 390 dogs (11,5%) in the rural area. 23 dogs with titres of greater than or equal to 1/128 were examined parasitologically. the methods were ... | 1983 | 6357029 |