Second four-month period of 2012

The program carried out in this period has been focused mainly into the activities of CLWG inside the 73rd Multi-hall International Congress SCIVAC held in Rimini from June 8th to 10th. Indeed, in that event the entire afternoon of Saturday June 9th has been devoted to the presentations on canine leishmaniasis organized by CLWG. The session chaired by Prof. Lubas was arranged in the following schedule for the main speeches:
Dr. Fondati presented a speech entitled “Follow-up, prognosis and monitoring of the dog affected by leishmaniasis”
Dr. Zatelli presented a speech entitled “Pathogeneses and management of proteinuria in the dog affected by leishmaniasis”.

First four-month 2012

In the meeting of March 2nd 2012 in Rome the detailed activity of 2012 was organized.
In the occasion, the CLWG confirmed that are still lacking evidence of the efficacy of domperidone in canine leishmaniosis due to a reduced number of papers to support the action of this drug. In addition, the CLWG stated the same questioning for the action of the vaccine that will be launched in the Italian market from Virbac (CaniLeish®). The CLWG regret that the scientific documentation supporting the vaccine introduction was available only after the product was already disclosed to the common media directed to the consumers besides dog’s owner.

Photogallery

Histological features of mesangial glomerulonephritis in canine leishmaniasisEngulfed macrophage by melanin and Leishmania i. in a lymphnode smear prepared by needle-infixion“Glass” sign, skin disease close to eyelidsGranulomatous inflammation involving eyelids, granulomatous congiuntivitis and uveitis

Web-page

In order to share the news concerning the C.L.W.G. activity, a web site has been arranged during 2006 (www.gruppoleishmania.org) in cooperation with S.C.I.V.A.C., where Dr. Stefano Zigiotto is responsible of the graphics, Prof. George Lubas is in charge for the contents of the web pages and finally dr. Enrico Febbo is responsible of the technical and managing site aspects.

The C.L.W.G. web site display: Objectives & Aims, Group Delegates, Study Subgroups, Photogallery and Web pages and the latest activities.