Mancianti F, Gradoni L, Gramiccia M, Pieri S, Marconcini A
Trop Med Parasitol. 1986 Jun;37(2):110-2.
The recent occurrence of infantile cases of visceral leishmaniasis in the Isle of Elba, Italy, has stimulated research on the prevalence of Leishmania infection in dogs. Out of 3,000 dogs present in the island 914 were examined through immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT) and 175 of them (19.1%) were found positive. 100% parasitological confirmation through isolation of parasite was obtained in a sample of 38 IFAT-positive dogs. The distribution of positive dogs in the island showed to be non-uniform, the frequencies of infection ranging from 2.5% to 39.6% according to communes. The causes of this distribution and its relationship with the human visceral leishmaniasis cases are discussed.
意大利厄尔巴岛近期出现婴儿内脏利什曼病病例，这激发了对犬类利什曼原虫感染患病率的研究。在该岛的3000只犬中，通过免疫荧光抗体试验（IFAT）检查了914只，其中175只（19.1%）呈阳性。在38只IFAT阳性犬的样本中，通过寄生虫分离获得了100%的寄生虫学确诊。该岛阳性犬的分布显示不均匀，根据社区不同，感染频率在2.5%至39.6%之间。讨论了这种分布的原因及其与人类内脏利什曼病病例的关系。
