Canine leishmaniosis in three consecutive generations of dogs in Czech Republic
Language English Country Netherlands Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
28279490
DOI
10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.02.025
PII: S0304-4017(17)30074-2
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Dog, Epidemiology, Leishmaniosis, Non-endemic area, Transplacental transmission,
- MeSH
- Leishmania genetics isolation & purification MeSH
- Leishmaniasis epidemiology parasitology transmission veterinary MeSH
- Dog Diseases epidemiology parasitology transmission MeSH
- Polymerase Chain Reaction veterinary MeSH
- Dogs MeSH
- Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical veterinary MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Dogs MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic epidemiology MeSH
Transmission of canine leishmaniosis (CanL) is described in three consecutive generations of female Boxers living in a non-endemic environment in the Czech Republic. Infection of the first generation female likely occurred during a breeding visit to Italy and the dog died with typical clinical signs of the disease but without definitive laboratory diagnosis. The second and third generation offsprings never left the Czech Republic, suffered from clinical CanL confirmed by polymerase chain reaction and serology, and were apparently infected by transplacental transmission. Persistence of CanL in the Czech Republic over 7 years with a suspected origin in an endemic region and progression of infection through subsequent generations in a non-endemic country exemplifies that this disease may establish itself also in areas where no obvious vectors are present.
Koret School of Veterinary Medicine Hebrew University Rehovot Israel
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