@article{fdi:010069941,
  title = {{F}irst detection of {L}eishmania infantum in domestic dogs from {B}urkina {F}aso ({W}est {A}frica)},
  author = {{S}angar{\'e}, {I}. and {D}jibougou {D}jibougou, {A}. and {K}oudraogo {Y}am{\'e}ogo, {B}. and {D}rabo, {F}. and {D}iabat{\'e}, {A}. and {B}anuls, {A}nne-{L}aure and {F}ournet, {F}lorence and {P}rice, {H}. and {T}ingua {G}uiguemd{\'e}, {R}. and {K}ounbobr {D}abir{\'e}, {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground and {O}bjective: {H}uman {V}isceral {L}eishmaniasis ({HVL}) is a systemic neglected tropical diseases and potentially lethal disease caused by infection with protozoan parasites of the {L}eishmania genus. {I}n the causal, agent of {HVL} is {L}. infantum and dogs are a major reservoir host. {V}isceral leishmaniasis is rarely found in {W}est {A}frica and no cases have been reported to date in {B}urkina {F}aso. {T}he purpose of the current study was to investigate the presence of {L}. infantum in population of domestic dogs in {B}obo-{D}ioulasso city in {B}urkina {F}aso. {M}aterials and {M}ethods: {T}he study was carried out in five districts of the city {B}obo-{D}ioulasso, {B}urkina {F}aso. {A}n active survey was conducted in households with dogs in five districts of the city for canine leishmaniasis screening. {E}pidemiological data and clinical signs were collected for each dog. {V}enous blood collection and skin lesions biopsies were performed in dogs after informed consent of the owners. {T}he plasma was used for the immunological diagnosis ({D}ia{M}ed-{IT} {LEISH}) and positive samples were confirmed by nested {PCR}. {R}esults: {A} total of 85 dogs were included in the study. {F}or the first time, the occurrence of {L}. infantum in {B}urkina {F}aso was confirmed in five domestic dogs presenting symptomatic signs by immunochromatographic tests. {B}iopsy samples were positive for {L}. infantum in {PCR} analysis. {C}onclusion: {T}he findings indicated that {L}. infantum is circulating within canine populations in {B}obo-{D}ioulasso. {I}nfected dogs would be the reservoir hosts of this visceralising species. {S}everal priorities for public and veterinary health research have been highlighted by this study.},
  keywords = {{BURKINA} {FASO} ; {BOBO} {DIOULASSO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{R}esearch {J}ournal of {P}arasitology},
  volume = {12},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {27--32},
  ISSN = {1816-4943},
  year = {2017},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010069941},
}