Serological and entomological survey of canine leishmaniasis in Lampedusa island, Italy

Serological and entomological survey of canine leishmaniasis in Lampedusa island, Italy

Abstract Background During last decade Lampedusa island (Italy) has been interested by a deep social change caused by the massive arrival of migrants from north Africa. The goal of this study was to evaluate current CanL burden and risk factors for Visceral Leishmaniosis (VL) on Lampedusa, actually...

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Main Authors: Valentina Foglia Manzillo, Manuela Gizzarelli, Fabrizio Vitale, Serena Montagnaro, Alessandra Torina, Salvo Sotera, Gaetano Oliva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
Epidemiology
Canine leishmaniosis
Sand flies
Zoonosis
Lampedusa island
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-018-1606-x

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