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A Questionnaire-Based Survey on the Long-Term Management of Canine Leishmaniosis by Veterinary Practitioners

2022-03-14Journal article Open access
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dc.contributor.authorPereira, Maria
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Rute
dc.contributor.authorNóbrega, Carmen
dc.contributor.authorMega, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorCruz, Rita
dc.contributor.authorEsteves, Fernando
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Carla
dc.contributor.authorMesquita, João R.
dc.contributor.authorVala, Helena
dc.contributor.authorSantos-Gomes, Gabriela
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-11T12:46:45Z
dc.date.available2022-07-11T12:46:45Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-14
dc.date.updated2022-07-08T16:21:04Z
dc.description.abstractCanine Leishmaniosis (CanL) is a chronic and potentially fatal disease. In economically disadvantaged regions, costs associated with long-term patient monitoring may determine that some owners decline veterinary follow-up of their dogs. This online, questionnaire-based survey aimed to assess how Portuguese veterinary practitioners perform long-term patient monitoring and recognize relapses. More than 50% of respondents reported that 50–100% of dog owners declared financial restraints. Hence, in these circumstances, most veterinary practitioners only performed clinical examination and serology. However, when owners did not declare financial restriction, other tests were additionally performed, such as renal and hepatic profiles, hemogram, serum protein electrophoresis and urine protein creatinine ratio. The mean number of exams performed when owners presented financial restraints was significantly lower than the number of exams performed without economic limitations. Most veterinary practitioners prescribed allopurinol ad aeternum oruntil disease remission and domperidone. CanL relapses were recognized by more than half of respondents “Always”, through the reappearance or worsening of clinical signs, whereas about a quarter detected an increase in anti-Leishmania antibody levels and identified abnormalities in the serum protein electrophoresis profile. The relapse rate was higher in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area and north, the most economically favored regions of Portugal. This study confirms that owner financial restraints negatively influence veterinary follow-up and relapse recognition, ultimately compromising clinical decision making and favoring the maintenance of Leishmania infantum infection endemicity.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationPereira, M.A.; Santos, R.; Nóbrega, C.; Mega, C.; Cruz, R.; Esteves, F.; Santos, C.; Coelho, C.; Mesquita, J.R.; Vala, H.; et al. A Questionnaire-Based Survey on the Long-Term Management of Canine Leishmaniosis by Veterinary Practitioners. Animals 2022, 12, 731. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ani12060731pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ani12060731pt_PT
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-3018695
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/7298
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectcanine leishmaniosispt_PT
dc.subjectquestionnairept_PT
dc.subjectveterinary follow-uppt_PT
dc.subjectlong-term treatmentpt_PT
dc.subjectrelapsept_PT
dc.titleA Questionnaire-Based Survey on the Long-Term Management of Canine Leishmaniosis by Veterinary Practitionerspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage731pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue6pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage731pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleAnimalspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume12pt_PT
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rcaap.cv.cienciaid7A1E-E85E-FFA4 | Helena Maria Vala Correia
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