Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania and transmitted by the bite of infected female phlebotomine sandflies. Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is caused by Leishmania infantum in the Mediterranean basin, and dogs are considered its main domestic reservoir (Dantas-Torres, Miró, Bowman, Gradoni, & Otranto, 2019). In addition, several species such as