Monitoring of leishmaniasis of dogs in the republic of Armenia

Abstract

The authors analyzed the available literature data and statistics, and results can be found for leishmaniasis in Armenia. Between June 2019 and December 2021, 375 different breeds were deployed. 135 animals were subjected to a comprehensive study with laboratory diagnostics of blood serum for the detection of Leishmania infantum antigen. In 68 dogs, antigens were detected using the VetExpert Leishmania Ab immunochromatographic instrumentless test system. In the publication of the authors Yerevan and other cities of the republic. In the studies in animals affected by leishmaniasis, the cutaneous form of leishmaniasis (CL) prevailed, which was recorded in 85.3% of cases, and the visceral form of leishmaniasis (VL) was recorded in 14.7% of cases. Sexual and breed predisposition of the studied dogs to the disease with leishmaniasis was not found by the authors. The visceral form of leishmaniasis (VL) in the studies was recorded in dogs over the age of 4 years. The authors believe that in the near future it is necessary to conduct epidemiological, epizootological and entomological studies to continuously monitor the situation of leishmaniasis in the Republic of Armenia.