Prevalence of leishmaniosis in dogs in Istanbul,Turkey determined by using PCR

Bilgin, Zahide; Turan, Nuri; Yılmaz, Hüseyin; Ferroglio, Ezio; Tüzer, Erkut

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“…Canine leishmaniasis has been reported from 21 provinces (Table 2) (Aydenizöz et al, 2010; Balcioǧlu et al, 2009; Bolukbas et al, 2016; Doǧan et al, 2014; Düzbeyaz et al, 2016; Karakuş et al, 2015; Koenhemsi et al, 2020; Pasa et al, 2009; Sari et al, 2015; Tok et al, 2009; Toz et al, 2013; Utuk et al, 2018), and 17 studies investigated CanL prevalence in randomly selected dogs from different environments and locations using a variety of diagnostic tests (Atasoy et al, 2010; Aydenizöz et al, 2010; Bakirci et al, 2016; Balcioǧlu et al, 2009; Beyhan et al, 2016; Bilgin et al, 2015; Bolukbas et al, 2016; Dincer et al, 2016; Doǧan et al, 2014; Düzbeyaz et al, 2016; Karakuş, Arserim, et al, 2019; Karakuş et al, 2015; Koenhemsi et al, 2020; Sari et al, 2015; Tok et al, 2009; Töz et al, 2009; Utuk et al, 2018). Seroprevalence using the IFAT ranged from 0% to 27% and was ≥19% in Adana, Aydin, Denizli, Eskisehir and Mersin.…”

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The current epidemiology of leishmaniasis in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia and implications for disease emergence in European countries

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Töz

Muñoz

et al. 2022

Zoonoses and Public Health

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Leishmania spp. are sand fly‐borne protozoan parasites causing leishmaniasis in humans and animals. The aim of the study was to analyse the epidemiology of leishmaniasis in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia from 2005 to 2020 and evaluate the associated risk for disease emergence in European countries. It is based on an analysis of WHO and OIE reported cases between 2005 and 2020, a review of scientific articles published in SCOPUS between 2009 and 2020 and a questionnaire survey to public health and veterinary authorities in these countries. Endemic Leishmania spp. include L. infantum in the three countries, L. major in Azerbaijan and Turkey and L. tropica and L. donovani in Turkey. Leishmaniasis is reported in humans, animals and sand flies and incidence is spatially and temporarily variable. In the southern Caucasus and particularly in Georgia, reported incidence of human visceral leishmaniasis by L. infantum remains high. However, whilst Georgia experienced a gradual decrease from >4.0 cases per 100,000 population in 2005–09 to 1.13 cases per 100,000 population in 2020, the period with highest incidence in Azerbaijan, which ranged between 0.40 and 0.61 cases per 100,000 population, was 2016–2019, and no cases have so far been reported for 2020. Visceral leishmaniasis in the Southern Caucasus affects mostly young children from deprived urban areas and its closely associated to canine leishmaniasis. Turkey reported cases of visceral leishmaniasis between 2005 and 2012 and in 2016 only, and incidence ranged between 0.02 and 0.05 per 100,000 population. In contrast, the reported annual incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Turkey was much greater and peaked at 7.02 cases per 100,000 population in 2013, associated to imported cases from cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic Syria. Leishmaniasis by L. infantum in Azerbaijan and Georgia represents a regional public and animal health challenge that requires support to improve diagnosis, treatment and control. The unprecedented rise of cutaneous leishmaniasis and the spread of L. tropica and L. donovani in Turkey is an important risk factor for their emergence in Europe, especially in Mediterranean countries where competent vectors are widespread.

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The current epidemiology of leishmaniasis in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia and implications for disease emergence in European countries

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Töz

Muñoz

et al. 2022

Zoonoses and Public Health

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Double trouble: having two hosts reduces infection prevalence in vectored trypanosomatids

Al-Ghafli

2021

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Trypanosomatids are a diverse family of protozoan parasites, some of which cause devastating human and livestock diseases. There are two distinct infection life-cycles in trypanosomatids; some species complete their entire life-cycle in a single host (monoxenous) while others infect two hosts (dixenous). Dixenous trypanosomatids are mostly vectored by insects, and the human trypanosomatid diseases are transmitted mainly by vectored parasites. While infection prevalence has been described for subsets of hosts and trypanosomatids, little is known about whether monoxenous and dixenous trypanosomatids differ in infection prevalence. Here, we use meta-analyses to synthesise all published evidence of trypanosomatid infection prevalence for the last two decades. We employed a semi-automated screening protocol, using machine learning algorithms and natural language processing, resulting in the qualitative inclusion of 569 citations and quantitative inclusion of 261 citations. We find striking difference in infection prevalence with monoxenous species having twice the infection prevalence (19.8%) than dixenous species (8.68%) in both insect and non-insect hosts and are more than three-fold more prevalent in insects (20.9%) compared to their dixenous kins (6.61%). We also find that dixenous trypanosomatids have lower infection prevalence among insects compared to their definitive hosts, which is consistent across dixenous genera. Within the monoxenous trypanosomatids, genera infecting bees are characterised with the highest prevalence, which does not vary between wild and managed bees. To our knowledge, these results reveal for the first time, a fundamental difference in infection prevalence according to host specificity where vectored species suffer from lower infection prevalence as a result of a ‘jack of all trades, master of none’ style trade-off between the vector and definitive host.

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Prevalence of leishmaniosis in dogs in Istanbul,Turkey determined by using PCR

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The current epidemiology of leishmaniasis in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia and implications for disease emergence in European countries

The current epidemiology of leishmaniasis in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia and implications for disease emergence in European countries

Double trouble: having two hosts reduces infection prevalence in vectored trypanosomatids

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