| is leishmaniasis endemic on the island of minorca (spain)? a human visceral case after living 13 years in minorca. | ecoepidemiological studies performed in minorca (balearic islands) seem to show that leishmaniasis is not endemic in this island, even in the presence of the vector. all cases of leishmaniasis in man or dog diagnosed in the island seem to come from other spanish regions. a recent case of human visceral leishmaniasis in a man who had not left minorca for 13 years calls into question this assumption or the time that leishmania may persist asymptomatic in the host. | 1994 | 9140474 |
| ectoparasites of the endangered iberian lynx lynx pardinus and sympatric wild and domestic carnivores in spain. | ectoparasites can cause important skin disorders in animals and can also transmit pathogens. the iberian lynx lynx pardinus has been stated to be the most endangered felid in the world and such vector-borne pathogens may threaten its survival. we surveyed 98 wild carnivores (26 iberian lynxes, 34 red foxes vulpes vulpes, 24 egyptian mongooses herpestes ichneumon, 11 common genets genetta genetta, two eurasian badgers meles meles, one polecat mustela putorius) and 75 domestic but free-ranging car ... | 2007 | 17897365 |
| an investigation into alternative reservoirs of canine leishmaniasis on the endemic island of mallorca (spain). | the role of wild and free-roaming domestic carnivores as a reservoir of leishmania infantum was investigated on the mediterranean island of mallorca (balearic islands, spain), an endemic area for this disease. serum, blood and/or spleen samples from 169 animals [48 dogs from a kennel, 86 wild-caught feral cats, 23 pine martens (martes martes), 10 common genets (genetta genetta) and two weasels (mustela nivalis)] were analysed. seroprevalence determined by western blotting was 38% in dogs and 16% ... | 2011 | 21733133 |
| kennel dogs as sentinels of leishmania infantum, toxoplasma gondii, and neospora caninum in majorca island, spain. | kennel dogs can serve as sentinels and/or reservoirs of diseases of veterinary and zoonotic interest because they have often roamed free and lived outdoors, thus being exposed to pathogens. we tested dogs from the kennel of inca (majorca/mallorca, balearic islands, spain) for evidence of infection with three protozoan parasites: leishmania infantum, toxoplasma gondii, and neospora caninum. exposure to l. infantum was found in 56.3% of 48 dogs (37.5% by western blot, 43.8% by pcr). only 30% of in ... | 2010 | 20689966 |
| the ibizian hound presents a predominantly cellular immune response against natural leishmania infection. | veterinarians working in the balearic islands (mallorca), an endemic region of canine leishmaniosis, have reported very few cases of leishmaniosis in ibizian hounds while concurrently observing that dogs of other breeds had a high incidence of clinical canine leishmaniosis. to further investigate this observation, two populations of dogs from the balearic islands were examined for the presence of leishmania-specific cellular immunity using a delayed type hypersensitivity test (dth) to leishmanin ... | 2000 | 10828510 |