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17th & 18th Symposium on Companion Vector-Borne Diseases (CVBD)

Edited by:

Luis Cardoso, PhD, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Portugal
Filipe Dantas-Torres, PhD, Aggeu Magalhães Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil

Submission Status: Closed

This Collection no longer accepts submissions.


Parasites & Vectors is presenting the Collection on the 17th & 18th Symposium on Companion Vector-Borne Diseases (CVBD).

This thematic series comprises of papers submitted in relation to the 17th Symposium of the CVBD® World Forum held in Lisbon, Portugal, 24th – 25th September 2023 as well as the 18th Symposium of the CVBD® World Forum held in Marrakech, Morocco, 22nd – 25th April 2024, that were sponsored by Elanco Animal Health.

Please note that this collection is open only for invited papers.

  1. Anaplasma spp., zoonotic tick-borne pathogens affecting livestock, companion animals, and humans, exhibits 15–18% seropositivity among hunting dogs in the Republic of Korea (South Korea). The dominant tick specie...

    Authors: KyuSung Ahn, Badriah Alkathiri, Seung-Hun Lee, Haeseung Lee, Dongmi Kwak, Yun Sang Cho, Hyang-Sim Lee, SoYoun Youn, Mi-Sun Yoo, Jaemyung Kim and SungShik Shin
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2025 18:67
    Content type: Research Published on:

  2. Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens are mosquito-borne filaroids that primarily infect dogs but also cats. Diagnosing feline dirofilariosis is challenging because of the low parasitic burdens and transient or absen...

    Authors: Lívia Perles, Mariaelisa Carbonara, Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan, Luigi Venco, Simona Gabrielli and Domenico Otranto
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2025 18:16
    Content type: Methodology Published on:

  3. Meglumine antimoniate is used to treat canine leishmaniosis. In humans, it has been associated with pancreatitis. Although a few case reports have described acute pancreatitis secondary to antimonial treatment...

    Authors: Clàudia Viñeta, Jorge Castro, María Cristina López, Maria Frau, Antón Costas, Carolina Arenas and Xavier Roura
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:532
    Content type: Research Published on:

  4. The accuracy of blood cell ratios (BCRs) as cost-effective and easily accessible diagnostic and prognostic markers of inflammatory conditions has been investigated in veterinary medicine in recent years.

    Authors: Giulia Donato, Marta Baxarias, Laia Solano-Gallego, Icíar Martínez-Flórez, Cristina Mateu and Maria Grazia Pennisi
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:435
    Content type: Research Published on:

  5. Renal disease is the main cause of death in canine leishmaniosis. Detection of an active glomerular injury is important to identify early renal damage and to prevent the development of chronic kidney disease. ...

    Authors: Valeria Pantaleo, Tommaso Furlanello, Erika Carli, Laura Ventura and Laia Solano-Gallego
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:423
    Content type: Research Published on:

  6. Bartonella species are fastidious, intracellular bacteria responsible for an expanding array of human pathologies. Most are considered to be transmitted by direct inoculation with infected bodily fluids from a ma...

    Authors: Janice C. Bush, Cynthia Robveille, Ricardo G. Maggi and Edward B. Breitschwerdt
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:416
    Content type: Review Published on:

  7. Brown dog ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato) are vectors of pathogens adversely affecting the health of dogs in many regions of the world. The three-host life cycle of R. sanguineus s.l., with all stages...

    Authors: Frans Jongejan, Laura Berger, Elias Papadopoulos, José Reck, Priscila Teixeira Ferreira, Fabio Barbour Scott, Barbara Rauta de Avelar, Brena Gava Guimarães, Thais Ribeiro Correia, Iris Hulsebos, Alita Petersen and Guilherme Klafke
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:406
    Content type: Research Published on:

  8. Despite the high global impacts of canine vector-borne diseases (CVBD) due to their wide distribution and zoonotic potential, the current epidemiological situation of CVBD in many tropical and subtropical regi...

    Authors: Rocio Checa, Laura Peteiro, Belén Pérez-Hernando, María de la Morena, Lourdes Cano, Pedro López-Suárez, Juan Pedro Barrera, Efrén Estévez-Sánchez, Juliana Sarquis, Blanca Fernández-Cebrián, Ana Montoya and Guadalupe Miró
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:374
    Content type: Brief Report Published on:

  9. Renal disease in canine leishmaniosis is of great importance owing to increased risk of mortality. In human visceral leishmaniosis, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) has been used as a marker of renal...

    Authors: Valeria Pantaleo, Tommaso Furlanello, Laura Ventura and Laia Solano-Gallego
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:366
    Content type: Research Published on:

  10. European wildcats (Felis silvestris) are widely distributed in Europe and a strictly protected species in Germany. Lately, anthropogenic protective efforts lead to increasing numbers of wildcats in southwestern G...

    Authors: Anna Obiegala, Luisa Fischer, Sara Weilage, Nina Król, Katharina M. Westhoff, Saskia Nemitz, Michael Lierz, Johannes Lang, Martin Pfeffer and Zaida Renteria-Solís
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:361
    Content type: Research Published on:

  11. Canine leishmaniosis (CanL), caused by Leishmania infantum, is an important vector-borne parasitic disease in dogs with implications for human health. Despite advancements, managing CanL remains challenging due t...

    Authors: Juliana Sarquis, Letícia Martins Raposo, Carolina R. Sanz, Ana Montoya, Juan Pedro Barrera, Rocío Checa, Blanca Perez-Montero, María Luisa Fermín Rodríguez and Guadalupe Miró
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:357
    Content type: Research Published on:

  12. Leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum, L. major and L. tropica is endemic in Morocco. Growing evidence of both human and canine Leishmania infections in urban centres has been reported. Since many forms of ...

    Authors: Clara M. Lima, Maria Bourquia, Abderrahmane Zahri, Nada Haissen, Nuno Santarém, Luís Cardoso and Anabela Cordeiro da Silva
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:348
    Content type: Research Published on:

  13. Cats are now recognized as competent hosts for Leishmania infantum and a blood source for sand fly vectors. Although canine leishmaniosis (CanL) is endemic in Mediterranean Basin countries, large-scale epidemiolo...

    Authors: Mariaelisa Carbonara, Roberta Iatta, Guadalupe Miró, Ana Montoya, Giovanni Benelli, Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan, Elias Papadopoulos, Clara Lima, Emilie Bouhsira, Yaarit Nachum-Biala, Nicola Decaro, Bettina Schunack, Gad Baneth and Domenico Otranto
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:346
    Content type: Research Published on:

  14. Dogs are considered the main domestic animals that may be a reservoir for Leishmania infantum, the agent of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) in several countries of the world. The dog may host other Leishman...

    Authors: Maria Paola Maurelli, Lilia Zribi, Nour El Houda Ben Fayala, Valentina Foglia Manzillo, Ines Balestrino, Noureddine Hamdi, Aida Bouratbine, Manuela Gizzarelli, Laura Rinaldi, Karim Aoun and Gaetano Oliva
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:333
    Content type: Research Published on:

  15. In endemic areas, Leishmania infantum and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) co-infection occurs in cats, and may favour a progressive course of feline leishmaniosis. Abnormalities in serum protein fractions hav...

    Authors: Giulia Donato, Tiziana Caspanello, Alessandra Caprì, Massimo De Majo, Nicola Maria Iannelli, Flavia Rosace, Federica Bruno, Germano Castelli, Maria Grazia Pennisi and Marisa Masucci
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:324
    Content type: Research Published on:

  16. Canine acaricides with rapid onset and sustained activity can reduce pathogen transmission risk and enhance pet owner experience. This randomized, complete block design, investigator-masked study compared the ...

    Authors: Kathryn E. Reif, Todd M. Kollasch, Jacqueline C. Neilson, Brian H. Herrin, William G. Ryan, Marjorie C. Bell, Mallory S. Beltz, Michael W. Dryden, Jeba R. J. Jesudoss Chelladurai, Kamilyah R. Miller and Cameron J. Sutherland
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:313
    Content type: Research Published on:

  17. In recent years, Babesia and Bartonella species co-infections in patients with chronic, nonspecific illnesses have continued to challenge and change the collective medical understanding of “individual pathogen” v...

    Authors: Ricardo G. Maggi, Ana Cláudia Calchi, Charlotte O. Moore, Emily Kingston and Edward B. Breitschwerdt
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:302
    Content type: Research Published on:

  18. Babesiosis is a tick-borne infection caused by piroplasmid protozoa and associated with anemia and severe disease in humans, domestic animals and wildlife. Domestic cats are infected by at least six Babesia spp. ...

    Authors: Gad Baneth, Yaarit Nachum-Biala, Ann Dvorkin, Irit Arogeti, Shlomo Amiel, Yamit Soueid, Dor Shwartz, Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu and Harold Salant
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:297
    Content type: Research Published on:

  19. Abiotic factors play a significant role in the evolution of Leishmania infantum infection due to its vectorial nature. This study aims to assess the evolution in the detection of new L. infantum infection cases i...

    Authors: Patricia Olmeda, David Díaz-Regañón, Alejandra Villaescusa, Inmaculada Amusategui, Adolfo García, Francisco Herrero, Miguel A. Tesouro, Fernando Rodríguez-Franco, Mercedes García-Sancho, Daniel Martín-Fraile and Ángel Sainz
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2024 17:281
    Content type: Research Published on:

  20. Control of leishmaniasis in the Mediterranean Basin relies on the active contributions from researchers in the fields of animal, human and environmental health. The application of knowledge, perceptions and pr...

    Authors: Rafael Rocha, Cláudia Conceição, Luzia Gonçalves and Carla Maia
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2023 16:381
    Content type: Research Published on:

  21. Asymptomatic infection is the most common outcome of exposure to Leishmania parasites. In the Mediterranean region, where Leishmania infantum is endemic, studies on the prevalence of asymptomatic infection have o...

    Authors: Rafael Rocha, Luzia Gonçalves, Cláudia Conceição, Patrícia Andrade, José Manuel Cristóvão, Jorge Condeço, Beatriz Delgado, Cristina Caeiro, Tetyana Kuzmenko, Eugénia Vasconcelos, Maria Antónia Escoval, Carmen Rey, Madalina Guz, Cláudia Norte, Carlos Aldeia, Diego Cruz…
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2023 16:357
    Content type: Research Published on:

  22. Visceral leishmaniosis caused by infection with the zoonotic protozoan Leishmania infantum is a life-threatening disease affecting dogs and humans. The sympatric occurrence of L. infantum and Leishmania tarentola...

    Authors: Roberta Iatta, Mariaelisa Carbonara, Anna Morea, Paolo Trerotoli, Giovanni Benelli, Yaarit Nachum-Biala, Jairo Alfonso Mendoza-Roldan, Maria Alfonsa Cavalera, Gad Baneth, Claudio Bandi, Andrea Zatelli and Domenico Otranto
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2023 16:352
    Content type: Research Published on:

  23. Borrelia persica causes tick-borne relapsing fever in Israel, the eastern Mediterranean basin, and Asia. Relapsing fever is associated with severe illness and potentially death in humans and animals. Since B. per...

    Authors: Dor Shwartz, Yaarit Nachum-Biala, Stephanie Oren, Kobi Aharoni, Nir Edery, Lior Moss, Roni King, Roi Lapid, Reinhard K. Straubinger and Gad Baneth
    Citation: Parasites & Vectors 2023 16:337
    Content type: Research Published on:

About the Collection

This collection comprises of papers submitted in relation to the 17th Symposium of the CVBD® World Forum held in Lisbon, Portugal, 24th – 25th September 2023 and the 18th Symposium of the CVBD® World Forum held in Marrakech, Morocco, 22nd – 25th April 2024, that were sponsored by Elanco Animal Health.

The article processing charges (APC) for the articles in this series were funded by Elanco Animal Health. All articles in this series have undergone the journal’s standard peer-review process overseen by the Editors, and each article can also be found individually in the journal. 

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Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published. The Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer-review process. The peer-review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.