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  2. Canine leishmaniasis - Wikipedia

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    A dog displaying a typical clinical picture of visceral leishmaniasis. Canine leishmaniasis (LEESH-ma-NIGH-ah-sis) is a zoonotic disease (see human leishmaniasis) caused by Leishmania parasites transmitted by the bite of an infected phlebotomine sandfly. There have been no documented cases of leishmaniasis transmission from dogs to humans.

  3. Cutaneous leishmaniasis - Wikipedia

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    Cutaneous leishmaniasis in North Africa; Leishmania infantum=green, Leishmania major=blue, Leishmania tropica=red [20] Cutaneous leishmaniasis is endemic in all tropical and subtropical areas of the world. [20] The distribution of this disease is very tightly linked to geography, and villages even 15 miles apart can have very different rates of ...

  4. Leishmaniasis - Wikipedia

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    Cutaneous leishmaniasis is the most common form, which causes an open sore at each bite site, which heals in a few months to a year and a half, leaving an unpleasant-looking scar. [2] [3] Diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis produces widespread skin lesions which resemble leprosy, and may not heal on their own. [3]

  5. List of dog diseases - Wikipedia

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    Leishmaniasis* is spread by the sandfly, and in the dog as well as human has both cutaneous and visceral forms. The dog is considered to be the reservoir for human disease in the Americas. [28] Babesiosis* is spread by members of the family Ixodidae, or hard ticks. The two species of the genus Babesia that affect dogs are B. canis and B. gibsoni.

  6. Canine vector-borne disease - Wikipedia

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    Palatnik-de-Sousa (2012) reviews the development and efficacy of vaccines for canine leishmaniasis, a severe parasitic disease caused by Leishmania species. The author discusses two critical vaccines, CaniLeish and Leishmune , evaluating their ability to reduce clinical signs and prevent the spread of the disease by controlling parasite ...

  7. List of infectious diseases - Wikipedia

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    Leishmania species Leishmaniasis: Hematology laboratory by direct visualization of the amastigotes (Leishman–Donovan bodies). For visceral leishmaniasis in India, South America, and the Mediterranean, liposomal amphotericin B is the recommended treatment and is often used as a single dose. Under research [25]

  8. Leishmaniasis vaccine - Wikipedia

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    A Leishmaniasis vaccine is a vaccine which would prevent leishmaniasis. As of 2024, no vaccine for humans was available. [1] Currently some effective leishmaniasis vaccines for dogs exist. [2] The parasite which causes leishmaniasis is Leishmania, which is a Trypanosomatida.

  9. Leishmania infantum - Wikipedia

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    Leishmania infantum is the causative agent of infantile visceral leishmaniasis in the Mediterranean region [1] and in Latin America, where it has been called Leishmania chagasi. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is also an unusual cause of cutaneous leishmaniasis , [ 4 ] which is normally caused by specific lineages (or zymodemes).