Antibody response to Phlebotomus perniciosus saliva in cats naturally exposed to phlebotomine sand flies is positively associated with Leishmania infection

Autores: Pereira A, Cristóvão JM, Vilhena H, Martins A, Cachola P, Henriques J, Coimbra M, Catarino A, Lestinova T, Spitzova T, Volf P, Campino L, Maia C
Ano de Publicação: 2019
Journal: Parasites & Vectors
Link: https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-019-3376-0

Background Zoonotic leishmaniosis, caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum, is a public and animal health problem in Asia, Central and South America, the Middle East and the Mediterranean Basin. Several phlebotomine sand fly species from the subgenus Larroussius are vectors of L. infantum. Data from dogs living in endemic areas of leishmaniosis advocate the use of antibody response to […]
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The recombinant protein rSP03B is a valid antigen for screening dog exposure to Phlebotomus perniciosus across foci of canine leishmaniasis

Autores: Campino L, Courtenay O, Cristóvão JM, Fiorentino E, Gradoni L, Gramiccia M, Kostalova T, Lestinova T, Maia C, Oliva G, Polanska N, Scalone A, Sumova P, Veronesi F, Vlkova M, Volf P, Willen L
Ano de Publicação: 2017
Journal: Medical and Veterinary Entomology
Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/mve.12192%20

The frequency of sandfly-host contacts can be measured by host antibody levels against sandfly salivary proteins. Recombinant salivary proteins are suggested to represent a valid replacement for salivary gland homogenate (SGH); however, it is necessary to prove that such antigens are recognized by antibodies against various populations of the same species. Phlebotomus perniciosus (Diptera: Psychodidae) […]
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Exposure to Leishmania spp. and sand flies in domestic animals in northwestern Ethiopia

Autores: Baneth G, Hailu A, Jaffe CL, Kassahun A, King R, Kostalova T, Lestinova T, Maia C, Polanska N, Rohousova I, Talmi-Frank D, Volf P, Votypka J, Warburg A, Yasur-Landau D
Ano de Publicação: 2015
Journal: Parasites & Vectors
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26152578

BACKGROUND: Human visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani is considered an anthroponosis; however, Leishmania-infected animals have been increasingly reported in L. donovani foci, and the role of these animals as reservoirs for human L. donovani infection remains unclear. METHODS: We conducted a study of domestic animals (goats, sheep, cows, dogs, and donkeys) in three L. […]
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Antibody response to Phlebotomus perniciosus saliva in cats naturally exposed to phlebotomine sand flies is positively associated with Leishmania infection

The recombinant protein rSP03B is a valid antigen for screening dog exposure to Phlebotomus perniciosus across foci of canine leishmaniasis

Exposure to Leishmania spp. and sand flies in domestic animals in northwestern Ethiopia

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