ArticleMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz2020
A cross-sectional approach including dog owner characteristics as predictors of visceral leishmaniasis infection in dogs.
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- Risk and protective factors for canine visceral leishmaniasis in the Americas: a systematic review update with meta-analysis.Parasites & vectors · 2026Pooled it
- Global Distribution of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis and the Role of the Dog in the Epidemiology of the Disease.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Asymptomatic Leishmania infantum infection in dogs and dog owners in an endemic area in southeast France.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2024Article
- Clinical and Laboratory Response of Domiciled Dogs with Visceral Leishmaniasis Treated with Miltefosine and Allopurinol.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023Article
- Socioeconomic Status of Guardians as a Risk Factor for Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis: A Cohort Study in an Endemic Area of the Federal District, Brazil.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2023Article
- Detecting Leishmania in dogs: A hierarchical-modeling approach to investigate the performance of parasitological and qPCR-based diagnostic procedures.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Use of preventive measures and serological screening tools for Leishmania infantum infection in dogs from Europe.Parasites & vectors · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundVisceral leishmaniasis (VL) is relevant for human and animal public health. Several factors have been associated with the risk of Leishmania infantum infection in dogs. However, dog owner characteristics have been rarely explored.
objectivesTo estimate the prevalence and to identify the associated factors for VL infection including dog owners characteristics.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted including dogs from an endemic canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) region in the Federal District, Brazil. The infection was detected using parasitological, serological, and molecular methods. The associated factors were identified through Poisson regression modelling.
findingsThe prevalence of infection was 26.25% [95% confidence interval (CI): 20.05 to 33.57]. The associated factors were: short coat prevalence ratio (PR) = 2.33 (95% CI: 1.02 to 5.22); presence of backyard with predominance of soil and/or vegetation PR = 4.15 (95% CI: 1.35 to 12.77); and highest gross family income score PR = 2.03 (95% CI: 1.16 to 3.54). MAIN
conclusionThis is the first study that relates higher socioeconomic status of dog owners as an independent factor associated with higher prevalence of VL infection, along with other strongly associated factors related to receptive environment for phlebotomines. Our findings strengthen the need for exploration of the biological and behavioural bases linking dog owner characteristics to the risk of canine infection in prospective cohort studies.
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