Leishmania and phlebovirus seroprevalence in dogs in two non-endemic central European countries: Austria and Germany
In Mediterranean Europe, human and canine leishmanioses, mainly caused by the sand fly-borne protozoan parasite Leishmania infantum, are highly endemic, and Phlebovirus infections are common. Dogs represent the main reservoir hosts of L. infantum, facilitating zoonotic vector-borne circulation. Although phleboviruses a...