Autochthonous Outbreak and Expansion of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis, Uruguay.
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Authors
- Satragno, Dinora; Faral-Tello, Paula; Canneva, Bruno; Verger, Lorenzo; Lozano, Alejandra; Vitale, Edgardo; Greif, Gonzalo; Soto, Carlos; Robello, Carlos; Basmadjián, Yester
- Source
- Emerging Infectious Diseases. Mar2017, p536-538. 3p. 1 Map.
- Subject
- *LEISHMANIA infantum
*VISCERAL leishmaniasis
*BLOOD collection
*SAND flies
*PREVENTION
*THERAPEUTICS
*ANIMAL experimentation
*ANIMALS
*DOGS
*DOG diseases
*DISEASE outbreaks
*BIOLOGICAL evolution
*INSECTS
*LEISHMANIA
*LEISHMANIASIS
- Language
- ISSN
- 1080-6040
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]