Leishmaniasis in Sardinia: an introductory note.
Preliminary data on a project planned in Sardinia for the epidemiological study of leishmaniases are presented. Twenty-six dogs were found infected in the south-western part of the island. Nine isolates were successfully stabilated . In a canine leishmaniasis focus on the outskirts of Cagliari, Phlebotomus perniciosus was the predominant sandfly species (95%). In the same area, 28 specimens of Rattus norvegicus were trapped and their spleen homogenate was injected into hamsters. No Leishmania has yet been isolated.
D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004199:Disease Vectors; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy; D007891:Leishmania / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D011576:Psychodidae; D051381:Rats