PMID- 33271977
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20201226
IS  - 2076-2607 (Print)
IS  - 2076-2607 (Electronic)
IS  - 2076-2607 (Linking)
VI  - 8
IP  - 12
DP  - 2020 Dec 1
TI  - Canine Leishmaniasis: Serological Results in Private and Kennel Dogs Tested over 
      a Six-Year Period (2009-2014) in Abruzzo and Molise Regions, Italy.
LID - 10.3390/microorganisms8121915 [doi]
LID - 1915
AB  - This paper reports the results of serological tests for the detection of 
      antibodies against Leishmania spp. in Abruzzo and Molise regions from 2009 to 
      2014, with the aim of evaluating the presence and distribution of canine 
      leishmaniasis. Data were extracted from the Laboratory Information Management 
      System (LIMS) of the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale of Abruzzo and Molise, 
      and then the dog identification numbers were matched with those stored in the 
      Canine Registries of the two regions to get information about the age of dogs at 
      time of testing. Dogs were considered positive when having an IFAT (Indirect 
      Fluorescent Antibody Test) titer >/=1:80. In total, 41,631 dogs were tested, 85.3% 
      from Abruzzo and 14.7% from Molise. At the provincial level, the percentage of 
      positive dogs ranged from 5.2% (L'Aquila, Abruzzo region) to 21.8% (Campobasso, 
      Molise region). Findings are consistent with the hypothesis that in the coastal 
      areas, the relationships between the host, the vector, and the agent are more 
      favorable for the spreading of CanL, and it seems that densely populated urban 
      internal areas have less favorable conditions. Being a dog hosted in a kennel 
      seems not to be a factor increasing the probability that dogs show positivity, 
      even in long-term sheltering conditions.
FAU - De Massis, Fabrizio
AU  - De Massis F
AD  - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" 
      Campo Boario, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
FAU - Ippoliti, Carla
AU  - Ippoliti C
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9030-7329
AD  - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" 
      Campo Boario, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
FAU - Simona, Iannetti
AU  - Simona I
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6380-0898
AD  - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" 
      Campo Boario, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
FAU - Tittarelli, Manuela
AU  - Tittarelli M
AD  - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" 
      Campo Boario, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
FAU - Pelini, Sandro
AU  - Pelini S
AD  - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" 
      Campo Boario, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
FAU - Giansante, Daniele
AU  - Giansante D
AD  - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" 
      Campo Boario, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
FAU - Ciarrocchi, Aurora
AU  - Ciarrocchi A
AD  - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise "G. Caporale" 
      Campo Boario, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20201201
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Microorganisms
JT  - Microorganisms
JID - 101625893
PMC - PMC7760458
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - IFAT
OT  - dogs
OT  - epidemiology
OT  - leishmaniasis
OT  - survey
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2020/12/05 06:00
MHDA- 2020/12/05 06:01
PMCR- 2020/12/01
CRDT- 2020/12/04 01:01
PHST- 2020/11/04 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/11/27 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2020/11/27 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/12/04 01:01 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/12/05 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/12/05 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2020/12/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - microorganisms8121915 [pii]
AID - microorganisms-08-01915 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/microorganisms8121915 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Microorganisms. 2020 Dec 1;8(12):1915. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8121915.