Diagnosis and clinical management of canine leishmaniosis by general veterinary practitioners: a questionnaire-based survey in Portugal

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Autor(a) principal: Monteiro, Marta
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Prata, Sara, Cardoso, Luís, Pereira da Fonseca, Isabel, Leal, Rodolfo
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/22531
Resumo: Research Areas: Parasitology ; Tropical Medicine
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spelling Diagnosis and clinical management of canine leishmaniosis by general veterinary practitioners: a questionnaire-based survey in PortugalAntileishmanial drugsCanine leishmaniosisPreventionQuestionnaire-based surveyResearch Areas: Parasitology ; Tropical MedicineBackground: Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) can be appropriately managed following international recommendations. However, few studies have assessed the preferred protocols in real-life veterinary practice and whether these are in line with the guidelines. This survey aimed to investigate the current trends in the clinical management of CanL among veterinary practitioners in Portugal, taking into consideration diferent scenarios of infection/disease and the awareness of and application by veterinary practitioners of the current guidelines. Methods: A questionnaire-based survey was conducted online using an electronic platform. The following topics were surveyed: (i) general characteristics of the responding veterinarian; (ii) the preferred protocols used for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of CanL, considering diferent theoretical scenarios of infection/disease; and (iii) the responding veterinarian’s current knowledge and application of the existing guidelines on CanL. After internal validation, the survey was distributed online, for 2 months, via Portuguese social network veterinary groups. Data were collected for descriptive analysis. Results: Eighty-six replies were obtained. Analysis of the results showed that the preferred diagnostic techniques varied widely according to the theoretical scenario of infection/disease. In general daily practice, serology testing (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA]) was the most used tool (67.4%). The preferred matrices used for PCR test were lymph nodes (62.3%) and/or bone marrow (59.0%). Regarding treatment, for subclinical infection/stage I CanL, 51.2% of the respondents did not prescribe any medical treatment, but 98.8% proceeded with both monitoring and preventive measures. Among those who prescribed a treatment (n=42), most chose domperidone (47.6%). For the treament of stages IIa, IIb and III CanL, allopurinol/meglumine antimoniate (MA) was chosen by 69.8, 73.3 and 51.2% of respondents, respectively, followed by allopurinol/miltefosine (20.9, 19.8 and 38.4%, respectively). In contrast, dogs with stage IV CanL were mostly treated with allopurinol/miltefosine (48.8%) rather than with allopurinol/MA (23.3%). The use of repellents was the preferred preventive strategy (98.8%). About 93.0% of responders were aware of the existence of guidelines, and most of these veterinarians consulted the guidelines of the LeishVet group and the Canine Leishmaniosis Working Group; however, 31.3% reported that they did not follow any specifc recommendations.BMCRepositório da Universidade de LisboaMonteiro, MartaPrata, SaraCardoso, LuísPereira da Fonseca, IsabelLeal, Rodolfo2021-11-08T23:53:27Z2021-06-072021-06-07T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/22531engMonteiro M, Prata S, Cardoso L, da Fonseca IP, Leal RO. 2021. Diagnosis and clinical management of canine leishmaniosis by general veterinary practitioners: a questionnaire-based survey in Portugal. Parasites Vectors, 14(1):306. DOI:10.1186/s13071-021-04799-y1756-330510.1186/s13071-021-04799-yinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-06T14:52:03Zoai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/22531Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:06:56.328832Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Diagnosis and clinical management of canine leishmaniosis by general veterinary practitioners: a questionnaire-based survey in Portugal
title Diagnosis and clinical management of canine leishmaniosis by general veterinary practitioners: a questionnaire-based survey in Portugal
spellingShingle Diagnosis and clinical management of canine leishmaniosis by general veterinary practitioners: a questionnaire-based survey in Portugal
Monteiro, Marta
Antileishmanial drugs
Canine leishmaniosis
Prevention
Questionnaire-based survey
title_short Diagnosis and clinical management of canine leishmaniosis by general veterinary practitioners: a questionnaire-based survey in Portugal
title_full Diagnosis and clinical management of canine leishmaniosis by general veterinary practitioners: a questionnaire-based survey in Portugal
title_fullStr Diagnosis and clinical management of canine leishmaniosis by general veterinary practitioners: a questionnaire-based survey in Portugal
title_full_unstemmed Diagnosis and clinical management of canine leishmaniosis by general veterinary practitioners: a questionnaire-based survey in Portugal
title_sort Diagnosis and clinical management of canine leishmaniosis by general veterinary practitioners: a questionnaire-based survey in Portugal
author Monteiro, Marta
author_facet Monteiro, Marta
Prata, Sara
Cardoso, Luís
Pereira da Fonseca, Isabel
Leal, Rodolfo
author_role author
author2 Prata, Sara
Cardoso, Luís
Pereira da Fonseca, Isabel
Leal, Rodolfo
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Monteiro, Marta
Prata, Sara
Cardoso, Luís
Pereira da Fonseca, Isabel
Leal, Rodolfo
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Antileishmanial drugs
Canine leishmaniosis
Prevention
Questionnaire-based survey
topic Antileishmanial drugs
Canine leishmaniosis
Prevention
Questionnaire-based survey
description Research Areas: Parasitology ; Tropical Medicine
publishDate 2021
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2021-06-07
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