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To advance the study is important the cooperation of dog owners to facilitate the removal of blood from your pet veterinary clinics in our city who work in the project: Camino Real, The Jungle and Safracán.
Yecla City Council, through the Municipal Veterinary Service will collaborate on a research project at the University of Murcia on the canine and human leishmaniasis in the Region of Murcia.
This is the project "Epidemiology and diagnosis of canine and human leishmaniasis in the Region of Murcia", which carries the Veterinary Faculty of the University.
Leishmaniasis is a chronic disease caused by a parasite (Leishmania infantum) that is transmitted by the bite of a mosquito.
It is common in the Mediterranean basin and affects dogs and people with low immune defenses and malnourished, be fatal if not treated properly.
The dog can host the parasite, so its role as a source of infection for other dogs and people is especially important.
There is no vaccine against the parasite and its control is based on the diagnosis and treatment of cases, elimination of infected dogs and the use of insecticides against the mosquito.
This project investigates the prevalence, risk factors and diagnosis of Leishmania infantum infection in humans and dogs in the Autonomous Community of Murcia, in particular in four climate zones in the Yecla region is included as part of the Altiplano with the aim to improve control of this disease in the Region of Murcia.
The study population consisted of apparently healthy people and dogs who have no clinical signs of disease.
Human blood samples were obtained from the Blood Donation Center of dogs and samples will be performed in veterinary clinics in our city that work: Camino Real, The Jungle and Safracán.
Therefore, we request that dog owners who come to your veterinarian to draw blood to your pet - for free - because the more samples will be obtained more reliably the study.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Yecla
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