Leishmaniasis -- Israel
Abstract [slightly abridged; for the full text, please refer to the access-free source]
Background
An outbreak of leishmaniosis was studied in cats and dogs housed together with no separation in an animal shelter in Israel.
Methods
The study included recording of clinical signs, serology for _Leishmania_ infection by ELISA, PCR of blood for _Leishmania_ DNA by ITS1 HRM [high resolution melt] and kDNA [kinetoplast minicircle] PCR, parasite quantification, and trapping of sand flies
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