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A Systematic Assessment of Leishmania donovani Infection in Domestic and Wild Animal Reservoir Hosts of Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis

Version 1 : Received: 20 June 2023 / Approved: 21 June 2023 / Online: 21 June 2023 (10:31:13 CEST)

How to cite: Ghouse Peer, G. D.; Priyadarshini, A.; Gupta, A.; Vibhuti, A.; Leal, E.; da Costa, A. C.; Prudencio, C.; Chang, C.-M.; Raj, V.; Pandey, R. A Systematic Assessment of Leishmania donovani Infection in Domestic and Wild Animal Reservoir Hosts of Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis. Preprints 2023, 2023061528. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1528.v1 Ghouse Peer, G. D.; Priyadarshini, A.; Gupta, A.; Vibhuti, A.; Leal, E.; da Costa, A. C.; Prudencio, C.; Chang, C.-M.; Raj, V.; Pandey, R. A Systematic Assessment of Leishmania donovani Infection in Domestic and Wild Animal Reservoir Hosts of Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis. Preprints 2023, 2023061528. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1528.v1

Abstract

Background: Leishmaniasis is a neglected disease with a global spread that affects both domestic and wild animals in addition to people. Leishmania donovani is the suspected anthroponotic cause of VL in India, where it is an endemic disease. The reservoir hosts play a crucial role in the life cycle of the Leishmania parasite. The complicated connection between the pathogen, vector, and reservoir exhibits geographical and temporal diversity. Human-to-human and, to a lesser extent, human-to-animal transmission is the principal mechanism for the maintenance of anthroponotic diseases. Scope and approach: A deliberate, systematic search was conducted on PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar using keywords such as "Leishmania donovani," "zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis," and "wild animal reservoir for leishmania donovani." 530 potentially significant references were obtained from these 507 were disallowed due to copy avoidance, irrelevant titles, research publications from nations other than India, or modified compositions. The remaining 20 investigations were later rejected because they did not meet the criteria for inclusion. Finally 3 research papers with 867 goats, 161 cattles, 106 chickens, 26 sheep, 3 buffaloes, 406 dogs and 309 rats were reported. Conclusion: According to the review, goats are the epidemic's primary host and possible reservoir in several regions of India. In the endemic regions of the disease, some species of rodents along with the canines appear to be maintaining the L. donovani transmission cycle.

Keywords

Leishmania donovani; Geographical; Temporal diversity; Epidemic; Transmission cycle

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Parasitology

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