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Formatting Issues
Taxo box is not showing properly ?kinda got it Lisa.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)
Lisa.Cinciripini ( talk) 21:45, 18 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
- 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
Lisa.Cinciripini ( talk) 21:53, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
- 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)
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)
Finish citations
- need to finish typing in citations from papers Lisa.Cinciripini ( talk) 22:02, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
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 (
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21:43, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
- 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 (
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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 formatLisa.Cinciripini ( talk) Kinda got it figured out Lisa.Cinciripini ( talk) 21:17, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
want to enhance this with only including known canine infectious strains since I found the taxo box with all strainsLisa.Cinciripini ( talk) 20:24, 19 June 2008 (UTC)
done Lisa.Cinciripini ( talk) 20:23, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
- need footnote about mucocutaneous which is cutaneous lesions which spread to mucosal tissue but is usually indicitive of L. brasilienis complex Lisa.Cinciripini ( talk) 18:05, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
- Need to clean up citations - all uniform style Lisa.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
- 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)
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 directionsadded this need to fill content Lisa.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 present Lisa.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)