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| Title |
Role of the domestic dog as a reservoir host of Leishmania donovani in eastern Sudan
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| Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, June 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-2-26 |
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| Authors |
Mo'awia M Hassan, Omran F Osman, Fathi MA El-Raba'a, Henk DFH Schallig, Dia-Eldin A Elnaiem |
| Abstract |
The study aims to determine the role of domestic dogs in transmission of visceral leishmaniasis in eastern Sudan. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 10 villages along the River Rahad in eastern Sudan to elucidate the role of domestic dogs (Canis familiaris, Linnaeus, 1758) as a reservoir host of Leishmania donovani. In this study, 87 dogs were screened for infection by Leishmania donovani. Blood and lymph node samples were taken from 87 and 33 dogs respectively and subsequently screened by the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Direct Agglutination Test (DAT) test. Additional lymph node smears were processed for microscopy and parasite culture. Host preference of the visceral leishmaniasis (VL) vector in the area, Phlebotomus orientalis, and other sandflies for the Nile rat (Arvicanthis niloticus, E. Geoffrey, 1803), the genet (Genetta genetta, Linnaeus, 1758), the mongoose (Herpeistes ichneumon, Linnaeus, 1758), and the domestic dog were determined by counting numbers of sand flies attracted to CDC traps that were baited by these animals. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 119 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 116 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 16% |
| Researcher | 17 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 13% |
| Other | 8 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 28 | 24% |
| Unknown | 24 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 32 | 27% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 15% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 10% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 9 | 8% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 10 | 8% |
| Unknown | 30 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 January 2023.
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#5,452,627
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#1,219
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#23,190
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#2
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