title: Canine leishmaniasis, Italy.
abstract: We report the results of a survey to determine the prevalence of canine leishmaniasis and the presence of sand flies in northwestern Italy, where autochthonous foci of canine leishmaniasis have not been reported. Active foci of canine leishmaniasis were identified, which suggests that the disease is now also endemic in continental climate areas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Production, Epidemiology and Ecology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. ezio.ferroglio@unito.it
authors.forename: Ezio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferroglio
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maroli
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gastaldo
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mignone
authors.forename: Lucca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D015995:Prevalence; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000145:classification / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan