ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2026
Development and Validation of a New Scoring System (Total Leishmania Score) for Dogs with
Julia C Voelk, Melanie Kaempfle, Roswitha Dorsch, Vera Geisen, Ralf S Mueller, Susanne K Lauer, Yury Zablotski, Katrin Hartmann, Michèle Bergmann
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Julia C VoelkLMU Small Animal Clinic, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich), 80539 Munich, Germany.
Melanie KaempfleLMU Small Animal Clinic, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich), 80539 Munich, Germany.
Roswitha DorschLMU Small Animal Clinic, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich), 80539 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7508-5411 Vera GeisenLMU Small Animal Clinic, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich), 80539 Munich, Germany.
Ralf S MuellerLMU Small Animal Clinic, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich), 80539 Munich, Germany.
Susanne K LauerLMU Small Animal Clinic, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich), 80539 Munich, Germany.
Yury ZablotskiLMU Small Animal Clinic, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich), 80539 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6928-4089 Katrin HartmannLMU Small Animal Clinic, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich), 80539 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5256-863X Michèle BergmannLMU Small Animal Clinic, Centre for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU Munich), 80539 Munich, Germany.
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6 · The paper itselfAbstract
Canine leishmaniosis can cause a variety of signs. The detailed assessment of disease severity lacks a standardized, validated scoring system. This prospective study aimed to develop and validate an objective scoring system ("Total Leishmania Score", TLS) combining clinical and laboratory parameters for monitoring dogs with
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Dog DiseasesLeishmania infantumLeishmaniasis, VisceralAnimalsDogsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleMaleObserver VariationProspective StudiesReproducibility of ResultsSeverity of Illness Indexcanine leishmaniosisCanLdisease severityinterobserver reliabilitymonitoringrelapsesensitivity to changeTLS
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