{"id":35351,"date":"2025-10-01T09:25:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T09:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joomhost1.com\/leishvet\/?page_id=35351"},"modified":"2025-11-12T09:42:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T09:42:36","slug":"etiology-and-epidemiology-distribution-transmission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joomhost1.com\/leishvet\/etiology-and-epidemiology-distribution-transmission\/","title":{"rendered":"Etiology and Epidemiology (Distribution, Transmission)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; back_color=&#8221;Alive-green1&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;180015&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;122025&#8243;][vc_custom_heading auto_text=&#8221;yes&#8221; text_color=&#8221;accent&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;123021&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]This is a custom heading element.[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky=&#8221;yes&#8221; width=&#8221;5\/12&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;173105&#8243;][vc_single_image dynamic=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; advanced=&#8221;yes&#8221; media_items=&#8221;media|original,sep-one|reduced,caption&#8221; media_text=&#8221;under&#8221; media_overlay_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; media_h_align=&#8221;center&#8221; media_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; media_text_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;366139&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;153383&#8243; el_class=&#8221;text-justify&#8221;]<em>Leishmania<\/em> infections in dogs are predominantly due to <em>Leishmania infantum.<\/em> However, other species of <em>Leishmania<\/em> may also infect dogs (most important species in dogs, their distribution and hosts are described in Table 1). Many species of <em>Leishmania<\/em> infect both humans and animals and are zoonotic.<\/p>\n<p>The information in these guidelines is focused only on infection and disease due to <em>L. infantum.<\/em> This agent has a very wide distribution including the Mediterranean Basin, parts of Asia, and the Americas.<\/p>\n<p><em>Leishmania<\/em> spp. and more specifically <em>L. infantum<\/em> infection are typically transmitted by specific species of \u201cinsect vectors\u201d belonging to the phlebotomine group (also called \u201csand flies\u201d). <strong>These vectors represent the major route of transmission in endemic areas.<\/strong> The presence and activity of sand flies belonging to species competent for transmission defines the places where the infection or disease can be \u201cendemic\u201d in human and animal populations, including domestic dogs.<\/p>\n<p>The vectors may transmit <em>Leishmania<\/em> infection to animals species other than human or dogs and a continuously increasing number and diversity of mammal species have been reported as infected including domestic (i.e. cat) or wildlife (i.e. rodents) both in rural and sylvatic environments or captive in zoos. At least some of these species are also active reservoirs with ability to be a source of infection for sand flies and consequently drive transmission of the infection to other receptive species. This results in a situation in which infected domestic dogs may represent, amongst others, a risk for human infection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Non-vectorial transmission routes<\/strong> have also been demonstrated (sexual, vertical and blood transfusion). These modalities are far from being negligible and have been demonstrated in dogs. The non-vectorial transmission modalities may have a major impact in \u201cnon-endemic areas\u201d where vectors are absent or present in very small numbers. In those areas, <em>Leishmania<\/em> infection may maintain mainly in and from stable foci. Non-vectorial transmission considerably extends the global distribution of the parasite and the potential concern for veterinary practitioners. 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Concerning South American species, please visit Brasileish\u2019s group website (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brasileish.com.br\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.brasileish.com.br<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><em>Leishmania donovani<\/em> infection in India and east Africa is typically anthroponotic (the disease is also called Kala Azar). The role of animals in <em>L. donovani<\/em> infection remains to be investigated.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;178645&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;395019&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;small&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;182554&#8243; el_class=&#8221;text-justify&#8221;]Infection in the canine population in endemic areas is widespread, and the proportion of infected dogs is much higher than that of dogs with clinical leishmaniosis. Therefore, subclinical infection is common in endemic areas (clinically healthy infected dogs). Nevertheless, CanL is also often diagnosed in non-endemic countries (dogs imported from or travelling to endemic areas).<\/p>\n<p>Susceptibility is related to the ability of the host to mount a protective specific immunity. A strong cellular immunity results in long term control of infection in resistant dogs. 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