First report of autochthonous non-vectorial canine leishmaniasis in New Caledonia, south-western Pacific: implications for new control measures and recommendations on importation of dogs

BACKGROUND: Canine leishmaniasis (CanL), a parasitic zoonotic disease caused by Leishmania infantum and usually transmitted by phlebotomine sandflies, has rarely been reported in Pacific islands, which have been regarded until now as leishmaniasis-free territory. Here, we report the first autochthon...

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Autores principales: Daval, Nathalie, Marchal, Céline, Guillaumot, Laurent, Hüe, Thomas, Ravel, Christophe, Keck, Nicolas, Kasbari, Mohamed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4766704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26911832
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-016-1388-6

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