Autochthonous Outbreak and Expansion of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis, Uruguay

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 sou...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Satragno, Dinora, Faral-Tello, Paula, Canneva, Bruno, Verger, Lorenzo, Lozano, Alejandra, Vitale, Edgardo, Greif, Gonzalo, Soto, Carlos, Robello, Carlos, Basmadjián, Yester
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5382754/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28221113
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2303.160377
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Sumario: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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