Publications by authors named "Fabio Dos Santos Nogueira"
Article Synopsis
- Preventing canine Leishmania infantum infections is essential for controlling cases of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil.
- A proposed bill (PL 1738/11) suggests implementing a national vaccination policy for dogs against this disease.
- However, there is insufficient scientific evidence that such a vaccination would effectively reduce human infection risks, so insecticide-impregnated collars should be prioritized, with vaccines used selectively for individual dog protection.
Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an infectious disease with a variety of clinical signs. The main form of parasite transmission to humans and other mammalian hosts is through the bite of infected arthropod females with Lutzomyia longipalpis serving as the main vector in the Americas. Dogs are the main urban domestic reservoirs of the parasite and the main source of vector infection due to their high prevalence in endemic areas and the large number of parasites in the skin of infected animals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOn 26 October 2012, veterinary medicine clinicians and researchers, members of Brasileish - Study Group about Animal Leishmaniasis - met at the Regional Council of Veterinary Medicine of Minas Gerais, in the city Belo Horizonte, in order to discuss many aspects of the situation of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) in Brazil. In the face of recent national and international scientific evidence, we, the members of Brasileish, have elaborated some recommendations for the management and control of CVL in Brazil.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe municipality of Ilha Solteira, São Paulo, Brazil is an endemic area of leishmaniasis. At the Companhia Energética de São Paulo (CESP) Wild Animal Center of Ilha Solteira, two bush dogs (Speothos venaticus) showed clinical signs of this disease. The amastigote form of Leishmania was detected in lymph-node smears taken by fine-needle biopsy.
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