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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Baxarias, Marta author Jornet-Rius, Oriol author Donato, Giulia author Mateu, Cristina author Alcover Amengual, Maria Magdalena author Pennisi, Maria Grazia author Solano-Gallego, Laia author 2023-07-03T11:17:12Z 2023-07-03T11:17:12Z 2023-05-16 2023-07-03T11:17:12Z Canine leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum is a disease with a wide range of clinical manifestations. Epidemiological serosurveys performed in Europe often lack a thorough assessment of clinical health status of studied dogs. The aim of this study was to evaluate signalment, immunological and parasitological status and clinicopathological findings of L. infantum-seropositive apparently healthy dogs (n = 212) living in endemic areas. Routine laboratory tests, endpoint inhouse ELISA to quantify the anti-Leishmania antibodies, blood Leishmania qPCR and IFN-ELISA were performed. All dogs enrolled were L. infantum-seropositive and were classified as healthy (n = 105) or sick (n = 107) according to LeishVet guidelines. The sick group presented a higher proportion of medium to high antibody levels and positive qPCR and lower IFN-concentration compared to the healthy group. Sick dogs were mostly classified in LeishVet stage IIa. Biochemical alterations (98%) were the most common clinicopathological findings, with fewer urinary tract (46%) and hematological (40%) alterations. Apparently healthy L. infantum-seropositive dogs can be classified between truly healthy dogs and sick dogs with clinicopathological findings. Sick dogs presented medium to high seropositivity and parasitemia and low IFN- concentrations, and their most common clinicopathological abnormalities were serum protein alterations followed by proteinuria and lymphopenia. Leishmània Gossos Malalties infeccioses en els animals Leishmania Dogs Communicable diseases in animals Signalment, Immunological and Parasitological Status and Clinicopathological Findings of Leishmania-Seropositive Apparently Healthy Dogs