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Autochthonous Outbreak and Expansion of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis, Uruguay
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 23, Iss 3, Pp 536-538 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017.
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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.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.0cd95cd587a9498891f4b8f4e93fef0f
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2303.160377