Unveiling prognostic indicators in canine leishmaniosis: two decades of evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Canine leishmaniosis (CanL), caused by Leishmania infantum, can be subclinical or present as a systemic, chronic, and potentially fatal disease. Treatment response in sick dogs is influenced by many factors associated with the host, the vector, and the environment. This study aimed to identify risk factors for poor prognosis in CanL, focusing on demographic, epidemiological, and clinical/clinocopathological variables.

Methods

A retrospective analysis was conducted on a cohort of 300 dogs with CanL diagnosed between 2000 and 2022. Two logistic regression models were built to identify variables associated with an increased risk of relapses requiring repeated leishmanicidal treatments or of mortality due to CanL. A database with several variables was used to perform

SUBMITTER: Sarquis J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12625734 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature