Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog born in the Netherlands with leishmaniasis
By Díaz-Espiñeira, M M & Slappendel, R J·Published in The veterinary quarterly·1997·Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Netherlands·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: A case of autochthonous canine leishmaniasis in The Netherlands.
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Plain-English summary
A 12-month-old dog in the Netherlands was diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a disease usually spread by sandflies, even though there were no sandflies in the area. The dog likely contracted the infection from its mother, who had been infected in Spain. Fortunately, the dog was treated with allopurinol, a medication that helped clear the infection. After treatment, the dog recovered well.
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Abstract
The transmission of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the absence of its natural vector, the sandfly, is considered exceptional. This report describes VL in a 12-month-old dog which had never been in an area in which VL is endemic but was born in the Netherlands from a bitch that had been infected in Spain. Although the mode of transmission, via the placenta or otherwise, is unknown, it can be concluded that bitches with VL can be a source of infection for their pups, even in a sandfly-free non-endemic area. The dog was successfully treated with allopurinol.
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