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Second trimester 2010

In the Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association has been definitively published the guidelines of the CLWG with the following final titles and list of authors which participated to the preparation of the articles:

Paltrinieri S., Solano-Gallego L., Fondati A., Lubas G., Gradoni L., Castagnaro M., Crotti A., Maroli M., Oliva G., Roura X., Zatelli A., Zini E. - Guidelines for diagnosis and clinical classification of leishmaniasis in dogs – J Am Vet Med Assoc, 236 (11): 1184-1191, 2010 ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20513195

Oliva G., Roura X., Crotti A., Maroli M., Castagnaro M., Gradoni L., Lubas G., Paltrinieri S., Zatelli A., Zini E. - Guidelines for treatment of leishmaniasis in dogs - J Am Vet Med Assoc, 236 (11): 1192-1198, 2010 ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20513197

Maroli M., Gradoni L., Oliva G., Castagnaro M., Crotti A., Lubas G., Paltrinieri S., Roura X., Zini E., Zatelli A. - Guidelines for prevention of leishmaniasis in dogs - J Am Vet Med Assoc, 236 (11): 1200-1206, 2010 ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20513198

In the month of May of this year has been published the monograph “Canine Leishmaniasis: recent advances in epidemiology, clinical findings, diagnosis, therapy and prevention”. This book is a collection of the extended presentations given in the occasion of the second International Conference in Canine Leishmaniasis that was held in Pisa last April. The authors of this book are almost the same that participated to the conference. The initial page and the index of the contents are here attached ( please refer to link 1, Monografia Leishmaniosi canina). This volume has been distributed by Hill’s Pet Nutrition Italy to the practitioners, which took part to the Prevention Season in the year 2010.

At the end of last June 2010 a meeting of CLWG has been held in Rome where have been discussed the future activities in the next two year that will be definitively elaborated and approved in the next meeting of CLWG that will be held in November in Rome. Dr. Alessandra Fondati was taking part to the meeting and she is again officially included in the list of members of CLWG.

CLWG News

The Executive Board of CLWG has been renewed
On the occasion for the autumnal meeting of CLWG that has been held in Rome on November 10th, 2023, a general and extraordinary assembly to renew the Executive Board has been organized. Indeed, the regular expiry of the Executive Board was originally set at the end of March 2024. Due to administrative reasons the deadline has been anticipated of few months.
prof. Domenico Otranto

In the autumnal meeting of CLWG that has been held in Rome the last November 10th, 2023, the participation as effective member of CLWG of Prof. Domenico Otranto has been approved by the general assembly. 

Prof. Otranto is a full professor of Parassitological Disease at the University of Bari, Department of Veterinary Medicine and diplomate of European Board of Veterinary Specialist in Parassitology. 

CLWG meeting of Novarello, September 18th, 2022 Canine leishmaniosis: old and new evidence. Let’s talk together

After almost two years of scientific and continuing education del CLWG using remote connections, a scientific meeting of continuing education on site has been organized at Granozzo di Monticello, Novara whose title is “Canine leishmaniosis: old and new evidence. Let’s talk together”. To attend this meeting is necessary the registration. The planning of the meeting is organized with five presentations:

In order to streamline the study above different features of canine leishmaniasis the following three subgroups have been established:

Management and implementation of studies and protocols on canine leishmaniasis: Dr. Michele Maroli (coordinator), Dr. Nunzio D’Anna, Dr. Luigi Gradoni, Dr. Alessandra Fondati, Prof. George Lubas, Prof. Saverio Paltrinieri, Dr. Xavier Roura, Prof. Andrea Zatelli, Dr. Eric Zini

Nephrology and Leishmaniasis: Prof. Andrea Zatelli, Dr. Xavier Roura, Prof. Oscar Cortadellas, Dr. Silvia Benali.

CLWG management and promotion: Prof. George Lubas (coordinator), Dr. Paola Bianchi.