TY - JOUR AU - Alcover, Maria Magdalena AU - Basurco, Asier AU - Fernandez, Antonio AU - Riera, Cristina AU - Fisa, Roser AU - Gonzalez, Ana AU - Verde, Maite AU - Garrido, Ana María AU - Ruíz, Héctor AU - Yzuel, Andrés AU - Villanueva-Saz, Sergio PY - 2021 DA - 2021/03/25 TI - A cross-sectional study of Leishmania infantum infection in stray cats in the city of Zaragoza (Spain) using serology and PCR JO - Parasites & Vectors SP - 178 VL - 14 IS - 1 AB - Feline leishmaniosis is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by Leishmania spp. Leishmania infection in dogs is prevalent in the Mediterranean basin, but in other animals, such as cats, it could also play a role in the epidemiology of the disease. Information on the geographical distribution and epidemiological features of L. infantum infection in cats is scarce, particularly in urban stray cats living in regions where canine leishmaniosis is endemic. As diagnosis can be challenging, combining different serological and molecular methods is a useful approach. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence of infection of L. infantum in apparently healthy stray cats in an endemic region of Spain (Zaragoza city) using serological and molecular methods, and to compare the results of the different techniques. SN - 1756-3305 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04682-w DO - 10.1186/s13071-021-04682-w ID - Alcover2021 ER -