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000151405 001__ 151405 000151405 005__ 20251017144634.0 000151405 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.7589/JWD-D-24-00032 000151405 0248_ $$2sideral$$a143092 000151405 037__ $$aART-2025-143092 000151405 041__ $$aeng 000151405 100__ $$aDidkowska, Anna 000151405 245__ $$aSerologic Evidence of Exposure to Leishmania infantum in Captive and Free-Ranging European Bison (Bison bonasus) in Poland, 2017–23 000151405 260__ $$c2025 000151405 5203_ $$aThe European Bison (Bison bonasus) is the largest mammal in Europe and is classified as an endangered species. Leishmaniosis is a vector-borne disease caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum. In general, this infection has been associated with dogs, cats, and humans. However, epidemiologic studies and reports confirm that the parasite is able to infect many other mammalian species. Recent evidence has demonstrated that ruminants in endemic areas are exposed to L. infantum infection. Moreover, climate change has allowed the northward spread of vector species, causing the expansion of L. infantum infection in regions traditionally classified as nonendemic in Europe. The aim of this study was to determine the presence or absence of anti–L. infantum antibodies in serum samples from 343 European bison in Poland, collected from 2017 to 2023. For this purpose, the presence of anti-Leishmania antibodies was analyzed using an in-house multispecies ELISA. Anti-Leishmania antibodies were detected in four animals, an overall seroprevalence of 1.17%. The results provide scientific evidence of serologic exposure to the parasite in Poland, a country previously considered nonendemic for L. infantum infection. 000151405 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess$$aAll rights reserved$$uhttp://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 000151405 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000151405 700__ $$aMartín-Santander, Víctor 000151405 700__ $$aWojciechowska, Marlena 000151405 700__ $$aOlech, Wanda 000151405 700__ $$aAnusz, Krzysztof 000151405 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-2557-4890$$aFernández, Antonio$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000151405 700__ $$aDavies, Janine E.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000151405 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-7655-2472$$ade Arcaute, Marta Ruíz$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000151405 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-7822-6646$$aLacasta, Delia$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000151405 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-6209-4282$$aVillanueva-Saz, Sergio$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000151405 700__ $$aMarteles, Diana$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000151405 7102_ $$11009$$2617$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Patología Animal$$cÁrea Medicina y Cirugía Animal 000151405 773__ $$g61, 1 (2025), 253-257$$pJ. wildl. dis.$$tJournal of wildlife diseases$$x0090-3558 000151405 8564_ $$s309975$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/151405/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000151405 8564_ $$s1398127$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/151405/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000151405 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:151405$$particulos$$pdriver 000151405 951__ $$a2025-10-17-14:28:00 000151405 980__ $$aARTICLE
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