Talk:Canine leishmaniasis

To Do
Formatting Issues Lisa.Cinciripini (talk) 21:45, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Taxo box is not showing properly ? kinda got itLisa.Cinciripini (talk)
 * ref's aren't showing up at bottom ? - used ref tag ? figured it out ! Lisa.Cinciripini (talk) 17:26, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
 * add wikidogs and wiki vet boxes ? or do those get added after ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lisa.Cinciripini (talk • contribs) 23:43, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Content expansion Lisa.Cinciripini (talk) 21:53, 18 June 2008 (UTC) Lisa - how did you want to include discussion of other vector species - for example the Kangaroo, now a known candidate for Leshmaniasis - separate article or subheading...do we need an article rename to indicate that while canine leshmaniasis is the most well understood, dogs are not the only important carrier/vector/host.benjicharlton (talk) 07:18, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
 * diagnosis section needs to be finished with something about false+ and interaction with Lepto vaccine ft. dodge brand specific - I added the false+ one source is the New Zealand BioSecurity Dept. the fact is mentioned all over the vet field but I cant seem to find the original research to cite it properly
 * need more photos having a hard time finding non-copyrighted photos ;( Lisa.Cinciripini (talk) 22:00, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
 * should add under treatment perhaps info about titer testing and its use in treating asymptomatic, talk about relapses, etc..Lisa.Cinciripini (talk) 04:22, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

Finish citations
 * need to finish typing in citations from papers Lisa.Cinciripini (talk) 22:02, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Research Direction
several groups are actively working on CL and some have significant resources such as Iowa State U only PCR machine for detection in US

groups in S. America, Italy and UK

Sandfly genome project

Lisa.Cinciripini (talk) 21:43, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Transmission section

 * Since a good explanation of traditional transmission exists I didn't feel necessary to go into it here but the section looks rather bleak so perhaps a brief explanation ? Lisa.Cinciripini (talk) 21:51, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
 * found some photos but this transmission photo would look better left aligned with the text to the right of photo need to format Lisa.Cinciripini (talk)    Kinda got it figured out Lisa.Cinciripini (talk) 21:17, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

known strains section
doneLisa.Cinciripini (talk) 20:23, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
 * want to enhance this with only including known canine infectious strains since I found the taxo box with all strains Lisa.Cinciripini (talk) 20:24, 19 June 2008 (UTC)


 * need footnote about mucocutaneous which is cutaneous lesions which spread to mucosal tissue but is usually indicitive of L. brasilienis complexLisa.Cinciripini (talk) 18:05, 23 June 2008 (UTC)

References/Citations

 * Need to clean up citations - all uniform styleLisa.Cinciripini (talk) 17:45, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Citation format:
 * author. (date of pub). article title italics. book, journal, magazine title. publisher. location of publisher. if available online.
 * Example:

Dereure, Jacques. Pratlong. Dedit, J.P (1999) ''Geographical distribution and the identification of parasites causing canine leishmaniasis in the Mediterranean Basin. Canine Leishmaniasis: an update.'' Proceedings of the International Canine Leishmaniasis Forum. Barcelona, Spain

Cross Reference this article

 * article maybe relevent to cross reference,when complete, to breeds mentioned, human leish page, sandfly pages...Lisa.Cinciripini (talk) 04:20, 22 June 2008 (UTC)

article format and layout
According to the wikistyle this article should follow these headings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_%28medicine-related_articles%29 The following list of suggested headings contains wikilinks; the actual headings should not.

Classification
 * Signs and symptoms or Characteristics
 * Causes or Genetics
 * Pathophysiology or Mechanism
 * Diagnosis (including Characteristic biopsy findings and differential diagnosis)
 * Prevention or Screening
 * Treatment or Management
 * Prognosis
 * Epidemiology
 * History (not patient history)
 * Society and culture (e.g., stigma, economics, religious aspects, awareness, legal issues)
 * Research directions added this need to fill contentLisa.Cinciripini (talk) 21:30, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
 * In other animals
 * See also (avoid if possible, use wikilinks in the main article)
 * Notes
 * References
 * Further reading or Bibliography (paper resources such as books, not web sites)
 * External links (avoid if possible)
 * try to get article to this format Lisa.Cinciripini (talk) 17:13, 23 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Strike thru sections which are already presentLisa.Cinciripini (talk) 18:10, 23 June 2008 (UTC)


 * History section notes: It is named for Sir William Leishman, an English military surgeon.),Lisa.Cinciripini (talk) 17:44, 23 June 2008 (UTC)