Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Autochthonous Outbreak and Expansion of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis, Uruguay.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2017
- Authors:
- Satragno, Dinora et al.
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
We report an outbreak of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Uruguay. Blood specimens from 11/45 dogs tested positive for Leishmania spp. Specimens of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies were captured; typing revealed Leishmania infantum. Our findings document an expansion of visceral leishmaniasis to southern South America and risk for vectorborne transmission to humans.
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