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Vector-borne and other pathogens of potential relevance disseminated by relocat...
Maggi, Ricardo Guillermo; Halls, Vicky; Krämer, Friederike; Lappin, Michael; Pennisi, Maria Grazia; Peregrine, Andrew S; Roura, Xavier© 2022. The Author(s).; Large populations of unowned cats constitute an animal welfare, ecological, societal and public health issue worldwide. Their relocation and homing are currently carried out in many parts of the world with the intention of relieving suffering and social problems, while contributing to ethical and humane population control in these cat populations. An understanding of an individual cat's ...
Parasites and vector-borne diseases disseminated by rehomed dogs
Wright, Ian; Jongejan, Frans; Marcondes, Mary; Peregrine, Andrew; Baneth, Gad; Bourdeau, Patrick; Bowman, Dwight D; Breitschwerdt, Edward BThe Companion Vector-Borne Diseases (CVBD) World Forum is a working group of leading international experts who meet annually to evaluate current scientific findings and future trends concerning the distribution, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis and prevention of vector-borne infections of dogs and cats. At the 14th Symposium of the CVBD World Forum in Trieste, Italy (March 25-28, 2019), we identif...
Canine leishmaniasis control in the context of one health
Dantas-Torres, Filipe; Miró, Guadalupe; Baneth, Gad; Bourdeau, Patrick; Breitschwerdt, Edward; Capelli, Gioia; Cardoso, Luís; Day, Michael J.Dogs are the main reservoir of Leishmania infantum and in some countries have been regularly culled as part of government policy to control visceral leishmaniasis. At the 13th Symposium of the Companion Vector-Borne Diseases World Forum in Windsor, UK, March 19-22, 2018, we consolidated a consensus statement regarding the usefulness of dog culling as a means of controlling visceral leishmaniasis. The statement ...
Molecular detection of Leishmania infantum, filariae and Wolbachia spp. in dogs...
Maia, Carla; Altet, Laura; Serrano, Lorena; Cristovão, José Manuel; Tabar, Maria Dolores; Francino, Olga; Cardoso, Luís; Campino, Lenea; Roura, XavierBACKGROUND: Leishmaniosis caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum and dirofilariosis caused by the nematodes Dirofilaria immitis or Dirofilaria repens are vector-borne zoonoses widely present in the Mediterranean basin. In addition, some studies reported that the endosymbiont Wolbachia spp. play a role in the biology and pathogenesis of filarial parasites. The aim of this work was to evaluate the frequency ...