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VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
Volume 158, Issue 4, Pages 364-369Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.09.022
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Feline leishmaniasis; Cats; ELISA; Jerusalem
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Visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum is an endemic zoonosis, present in the Mediterranean area and well recognized in Israel and Palestine for human and dog disease. A serological study using an ELISA technique was performed on 104 cats living in the Jerusalem area. Seroprevalence was 6.7% (7/104). Significant correlation between seropositive cat results and altitude >2500 ft was observed (p = 0.02). This is the first serological survey of feline leishmaniasis (FL) in the Middle East. To prove cat involvement as a secondary host, more investigations are still needed. The study concludes that cat involvement in Leishmania host studies should not be ignored. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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