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. 2009 May;15(5):795-8.
doi: 10.3201/eid1505.080969.

Canine leishmaniasis in southeastern Spain

Joaquina Martín-Sánchez  1 , Manuel Morales-Yuste, Carmen Acedo-Sánchez, Sergio Barón, Victoriano Díaz, Francisco Morillas-Márquez
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Canine leishmaniasis in southeastern Spain

Joaquina Martín-Sánchez et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 May.

Abstract

To examine prevalence changes and risk factors for canine leishmaniasis, we conducted a cross-sectional seroprevalence study and a survey during April-June 2006. Seroprevalence had increased at the meso-Mediterranean bioclimatic level over 22 years. Risk was highest for dogs that were older, large, lived outside, and lived at the meso-Mediterranean level.

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Figure 1
A) Location of the Alpujarras in southeastern Spain (37º00’–37º20’N and 3º00’–3º30’W). B) Bioclimatic levels (shading) and villages (black dots) where serum samples were collected from dogs to examine for leishmaniasis prevalence and sandflies were collected to estimate densities, April–June 2006. Of 1,675 sandflies captured, 269 were identified by morphologic appearance as Phlebotomus perniciosus (density 0–165 specimens/m2) and 22 as P. ariasi (0 and 11 specimens/m2).
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Figure 2
Canine leishmaniasis seroprevalence rates in the Alpujarras, Spain, 1984–2006, by time and bioclimatic level.
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