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Title: | First epidemiological survey of Leishmania infantum in the domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo) in a canine leishmaniosis endemic area using serology and PCR |
Author: | Alcover Amengual, Maria Magdalena Giner, Jacobo Rabasedas, Judit Roca Geronès, Xavier Verde, María Teresa Fernández, Antonio Riera Lizandra, Ma. Cristina Fisa Saladrigas, Roser Villanueva-Saz, Sergio |
Keywords: | Leishmania infantum Malalties infeccioses en els animals Parasitologia veterinària Leishmania infantum Communicable diseases in animals Veterinary parasitology |
Issue Date: | 17-Oct-2022 |
Publisher: | BioMed Central |
Abstract: | Leishmaniosis, a vector-borne disease caused by Leishmania infantum, is one of the most important parasitic zoonoses in Europe. The transmission cycle of leishmaniosis is maintained by both domestic and wild animals. However, few data are available on the role of wild mammals in transmitting the parasite in the European Mediterranean basin. As feline leishmaniosis, diagnosis of the infection in ferrets can be a challenge, the use of different serological and molecular methods combined is a recommended approach. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence of infection of L. infantum in apparently healthy domestic ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) in an endemic region of Spain (Community of Valencia), using serological and molecular methods and to evaluate the results comparing the different techniques. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05517-y |
It is part of: | Parasites & Vectors, 2022 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/190347 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-022-05517-y |
ISSN: | 1756-3305 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia, Sanitat i Medi Ambient) |
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