Country-Level Canine Leishmaniosis Risk: A Literature Review, 2019-2023.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Dogs are the primary reservoir for Leishmania infantum, a zoonotic, vector-borne pathogen that causes severe disease in people and dogs. International movement of dogs represents a risk for the introduction of L. infantum into nonendemic countries. Knowing the Leishmania status of the countries a dog has visited allows veterinary and public health professionals to more accurately assess the dog's leishmaniosis risk and take appropriate public health action. The aim of this review was to create a centralised source of information on leishmaniosis risk at the country level to support such assessments.

Methods

We reviewed literature and reports published from 2019 to 2023 relating to canine leishmaniosis, L. infantum, and the distribution of sandflies. We developed a scori

SUBMITTER: Swisher S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12414481 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature