ReviewInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife2014
Wild and synanthropic reservoirs of Leishmania species in the Americas.
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- World Association for Veterinary Dermatology Consensus Statement for Diagnosis, and Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for Treatment and Prevention of Canine Leishmaniosis.Veterinary dermatology · 2025Guideline
- You are what you eat: a systematic review exploring the interaction between Brazilian sand flies and their vertebrate food sources.Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of urban habitat use on parasitism in mammals: a meta-analysis.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2020Pooled it
- Environmental and socioeconomic risk factors associated with visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis: a systematic review.Parasitology research · 2020Pooled it
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- Looking Beyond Leishmania infantum: Serological and Molecular Investigation of Leishmania spp. in Domestic Dogs and Cats from a Visceral Leishmaniasis-Endemic Area in Northeastern Brazil.Acta parasitologica · 2026Article
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- New Advancements in the Field of Leishmaniasis.Microorganisms · 2026Article
- Identification of Leishmania spp. and Trypanosoma cruzi in bats captured in El Paso County, Texas.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Revisiting Leishmania (Viannia) lainsoni Silveira, Shaw, Braga, and Ishikawa, 1987: current knowledge and emerging perspectives.Parasites & vectors · 2026Review
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- Canine vector-borne diseases: a changing world demands a new preventive strategy from veterinarians.Parasites & vectors · 2026Review
- Detection of Leishmania infantum DNA in captive wild mammals from an urban zoo in a visceral leishmaniasis-endemic area of Brazil.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Hematological and Biochemical Outcomes of Leishmania Infantum Infection in the South American Coati (Nasua nasua) in an Endemic Area of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Central Western Brazil.Acta parasitologica · 2026Article
- Sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) species composition in an area with a recent American Tegumentary Leishmaniasis outbreak in Minas Gerais, Brazil.Journal of medical entomology · 2026Article
- Leishmaniasis Transmission Risk at the Forest-Peridomestic Interface in an Area of Southern Sinaloa, Mexico: Entomological, Molecular, and Climatic Evidence.Journal of parasitology research · 2026Article
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Abstract
The definition of a reservoir has changed significantly in the last century, making it necessary to study zoonosis from a broader perspective. One important example is that of Leishmania, zoonotic multi-host parasites maintained by several mammal species in nature. The magnitude of the health problem represented by leishmaniasis combined with the complexity of its epidemiology make it necessary to clarify all of the links in transmission net, including non-human mammalian hosts, to develop effective control strategies. Although some studies have described dozens of species infected with these parasites, only a minority have related their findings to the ecological scenario to indicate a possible role of that host in parasite maintenance and transmission. Currently, it is accepted that a reservoir may be one or a complex of species responsible for maintaining the parasite in nature. A reservoir system should be considered unique on a given spatiotemporal scale. In fact, the transmission of Leishmania species in the wild still represents an complex enzootic "puzzle", as several links have not been identified. This review presents the mammalian species known to be infected with Leishmania spp. in the Americas, highlighting those that are able to maintain and act as a source of the parasite in nature (and are thus considered potential reservoirs). These host/reservoirs are presented separately in each of seven mammal orders - Marsupialia, Cingulata, Pilosa, Rodentia, Primata, Carnivora, and Chiroptera - responsible for maintaining Leishmania species in the wild.
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