Autochthonous canine leishmaniasis in Romania: neglected or (re)emerging?

Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Andrei Daniel Mihalca²  Adriana Györke²  Pompei Bolfa³  Mircea Mircean¹  Mirabela Oana Dumitrache²  Viorica Mircean² 

[1] Department of Internal Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Calea Mănăştur 3-5, Cluj-Napoca 400372, Cluj, Romania;Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Calea Mănăştur 3-5, Cluj-Napoca 400372, Cluj, Romania;Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, PO Box 334, Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies

关键词: Canine leishmaniasis;    Romania;    Dog;    Leishmania infantum;   

Others  :  807690
DOI  :  10.1186/1756-3305-7-135

 received in 2014-03-19, accepted in 2014-03-24,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Canine leishmaniasis is a vector-borne zoonotic disease caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania infantum. In Romania between 1955 and 2013, no cases of human autochthonous visceral leishmaniasis were reported. Data regarding canine leishmaniasis is similarly scarce. Since the first report of clinical autochthonous canine leishmaniasis in 1935, there were only three sporadic reports of positive dogs all without any clinical signs. Our study reports the first clinical case of autochthonous canine leishmaniasis in the last 80 years, stressing the importance of a targeted surveillance of Leishmania infection, as infected dogs act as the primary reservoir for zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Mircean et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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