LeishVet Factsheets

Leishmania infections in dogs are predominantly due to Leishmania infantum.

Main clinical signs and clinicopathological abnormalities

Diagnosis is based on clinical signs and/or clinicopathological abnormalities compatible with disease combined with demonstration...

Staging is performed following canine patient diagnosis of L. infantum infection with clinical signs...

Current treatment protocols for CanL

Recommended monitoring during and after treatment of CanL

Prevention for individual dogs (healthy, infected clinically healthy and sick) should always include use of a topical insecticide ...

Two vaccines which were initially commercialized are not available anymore. The first one was launched ...

Cats are potentially infected by the same Leishmania spp. that infect dogs and humans in endemic areas all over the world...

Most information regarding feline L. infantum infection has come from investigations...

Most FeL case reports are from European and Mediterranean endemic areas where the number of pet cats is high.

Confirm the etiology of disease in cats with clinical signs and/or clinicopathological abnormalities compatible with FeL

Clinically healthy infected cats are antibody-positive (and/or PCR-positive) cats with no clinical signs...

Information regarding the therapy for FeL is currently derived solely from descriptive, non-controlled studies.

Relapse of disease is frequently observed after the end of anti-Leishmania treatment. Clinical signs and/or...

In endemic areas, general prevention of sand fly bites is based on the same procedures as for dogs.