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Canine Reservoirs and Leishmaniasis: Epidemiology and Disease

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Leishmania

Part of the book series: World Class Parasites ((WCPA,volume 4))

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Leishmaniasis is a group of diseases caused by infection with intracellular protozoa of the family Trypanosomatidae, genus Leishmania Ross, 1903, which are transmitted to the host by phlebotomine sand flies. One subset, human visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is caused by parasites of the L. donovani complex. The dog Canis familiaris L., 1758 is the main reservoir for the maintenance of VL in the Palearctic and Neotropical regions. Canine leishmaniasis (CanL) caused by one species of the complex, Leishmania (Leishmania)infantum Nicolle, 1908, is endemic in all Mediterranean countries and it is also present in other regions worldwide (Table1).

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Campino, L.M. (2002). Canine Reservoirs and Leishmaniasis: Epidemiology and Disease. In: Farrell, J.P. (eds) Leishmania. World Class Parasites, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0955-4_4

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