Analysis of the current risk of Leishmania infantum transmission for domestic dogs in Spain and Portugal and its future projection in climate change scenarios

Canine leishmaniosis, caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania infantum, is a cosmopolitan vector-borne zoonosis, transmitted principally by Phlebotomus perniciosus in Spain and Portugal, where it is considered an endemic disease. Ecoinformatics tools such as ecological niche models (ENM) have be...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Main Authors:	Iván Rodríguez-Escolar, Alfonso Balmori-de la Puente, Manuel Collado-Cuadrado, Daniel Bravo-Barriga, Sarah Delacour-Estrella, Ricardo Enrique Hernández-Lambraño, José Ángel Sánchez Agudo, Rodrigo Morchón
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-05-01
Subjects:	Leishmania infantum leishmaniosis Phlebotomus perniciosus Spain Portugal dogs
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2024.1399772/full