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7th Symposium on Canine Vector-Borne Diseases

Edited by: Prof Chris Arme

Collection published: 27 March 2012

Last updated: 15 June 2012

This thematic series groups papers presented at the 7th Symposium on Canine Vector-Borne Diseases, Berlin, Germany, 26th-28th March 2012.

		Short report Tongue nodules in canine leishmaniosis — a case report Carlos Viegas, João Requicha, Carlos Albuquerque, Teresa Sargo, João Machado, Isabel Dias, Maria A Pires, Lenea Campino, Luís Cardoso Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:120 (15 June 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A clinical case of tongue soft nodules containing Leishmania amastigotes is described in a 3-year-old neutered female Labrador Retriever dog with a diagnosis of leishmaniosis carried out two years previously. Image: Reddish nodular lesions on the rostral portion of the tongue before treatment.
		Research Detection of Leishmania infantum DNA mainly in Rhipicephalus sanguineus male ticks removed from dogs living in endemic areas of canine leishmaniosis Laia Solano-Gallego, Luca Rossi, Anna Scroccaro, Fabrizio Montarsi, Marco Caldin, Tommaso Furlanello, Michele Trotta Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:98 (21 May 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary This study describes a high prevalence of L. infantum DNA in R. sanguineus ticks removed from L. infantum seropositive and seronegative dogs. The presence of L. infantum DNA was detected mainly in male ticks. Image: Male tick from dog.
		Short report First report of venereal and vertical transmission of canine leishmaniosis from naturally infected dogs in Germany Torsten J Naucke, Susanne Lorentz Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:67 (1 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary We report a case of canine leishmaniosis in a female boxer dog from central Germany, an area without the presence of sandflies. The infection was acquired venerally and transmitted vertically to one puppy of the next generation. Image: An IFAT, positive for Leishmania infantum.
		Research Prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis, Ehrlichia canis, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma spp. and Leishmania infantum in apparently healthy and CVBD-suspect dogs in Portugal - a national serological study Luís Cardoso, Cláudio Mendão, Luís Madeira de Carvalho Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:62 (27 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Seroprevalence of infection with or exposure to Dirofilaria immitis, Ehrlichia canis, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma spp. and Leishmania infantum was assessed in dogs from Portugal. Results are expected to give veterinarians and public health authorities an increased awareness on canine vector-borne diseases and to promote control actions. Image: Map of Portugal over vector arthropods and agents of canine vector-borne diseases.
		Research Occurrence and identification of risk areas of Ixodes ricinus-borne pathogens: a cost-effectiveness analysis in north-eastern Italy Gioia Capelli, Silvia Ravagnan, Fabrizio Montarsi, Silvia Ciocchetta, Stefania Cazzin, Elena Porcellato, Amira Babiker, Rudi Cassini, Annalisa Salviato, Giovanni Cattoli, Domenico Otranto Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:61 (27 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary The scenario of pathogens transmitted by the tick Ixodes ricinus was determined in north-eastern Italy. Three sampling strategies were evaluated a-posteriori, and the impact of each strategy on the final results and the overall cost reductions were analyzed. Image: Ixodes ricinus, questing adults.
		Research Current situation of Leishmania infantum infection in shelter dogs in northern Spain Guadalupe Miró, Rocío Checa, Ana Montoya, Leticia Hernández, Diana Dado, Rosa Gálvez Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:60 (27 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of specific antibodies to L. infantum among stray dogs living in shelters in the north of Spain. This area has been considered a non-endemic area for canine leishmaniosis up to date. Image: The dogs included in the study live outdoors where they were exposed to the bites of hematophagous arthropods including phlebotomine sand flies.

		Short report Tongue nodules in canine leishmaniosis — a case report Carlos Viegas, João Requicha, Carlos Albuquerque, Teresa Sargo, João Machado, Isabel Dias, Maria A Pires, Lenea Campino, Luís Cardoso Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:120 (15 June 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A clinical case of tongue soft nodules containing Leishmania amastigotes is described in a 3-year-old neutered female Labrador Retriever dog with a diagnosis of leishmaniosis carried out two years previously. Image: Reddish nodular lesions on the rostral portion of the tongue before treatment.
		Research Detection of Leishmania infantum DNA mainly in Rhipicephalus sanguineus male ticks removed from dogs living in endemic areas of canine leishmaniosis Laia Solano-Gallego, Luca Rossi, Anna Scroccaro, Fabrizio Montarsi, Marco Caldin, Tommaso Furlanello, Michele Trotta Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:98 (21 May 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary This study describes a high prevalence of L. infantum DNA in R. sanguineus ticks removed from L. infantum seropositive and seronegative dogs. The presence of L. infantum DNA was detected mainly in male ticks. Image: Male tick from dog.
		Short report First report of venereal and vertical transmission of canine leishmaniosis from naturally infected dogs in Germany Torsten J Naucke, Susanne Lorentz Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:67 (1 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary We report a case of canine leishmaniosis in a female boxer dog from central Germany, an area without the presence of sandflies. The infection was acquired venerally and transmitted vertically to one puppy of the next generation. Image: An IFAT, positive for Leishmania infantum.
		Research Prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis, Ehrlichia canis, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma spp. and Leishmania infantum in apparently healthy and CVBD-suspect dogs in Portugal - a national serological study Luís Cardoso, Cláudio Mendão, Luís Madeira de Carvalho Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:62 (27 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Seroprevalence of infection with or exposure to Dirofilaria immitis, Ehrlichia canis, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma spp. and Leishmania infantum was assessed in dogs from Portugal. Results are expected to give veterinarians and public health authorities an increased awareness on canine vector-borne diseases and to promote control actions. Image: Map of Portugal over vector arthropods and agents of canine vector-borne diseases.
		Research Occurrence and identification of risk areas of Ixodes ricinus-borne pathogens: a cost-effectiveness analysis in north-eastern Italy Gioia Capelli, Silvia Ravagnan, Fabrizio Montarsi, Silvia Ciocchetta, Stefania Cazzin, Elena Porcellato, Amira Babiker, Rudi Cassini, Annalisa Salviato, Giovanni Cattoli, Domenico Otranto Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:61 (27 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary The scenario of pathogens transmitted by the tick Ixodes ricinus was determined in north-eastern Italy. Three sampling strategies were evaluated a-posteriori, and the impact of each strategy on the final results and the overall cost reductions were analyzed. Image: Ixodes ricinus, questing adults.
		Research Current situation of Leishmania infantum infection in shelter dogs in northern Spain Guadalupe Miró, Rocío Checa, Ana Montoya, Leticia Hernández, Diana Dado, Rosa Gálvez Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5:60 (27 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of specific antibodies to L. infantum among stray dogs living in shelters in the north of Spain. This area has been considered a non-endemic area for canine leishmaniosis up to date. Image: The dogs included in the study live outdoors where they were exposed to the bites of hematophagous arthropods including phlebotomine sand flies.