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Autochthonous Leishmania infantum in Dogs, Zambia, 2021

Leishmaniases are neglected tropical diseases of humans and animals. We detected Leishmania infantum in 3 mixed-breed dogs in Zambia that had no travel history outside the country. Our findings suggest presence of and probable emergence of leishmaniasis in Zambia, indicating the need for physicians...

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Autores principales: Squarre, David, Chambaro, Herman M., Hayashida, Kyoko, Moonga, Lavel C., Qiu, Yongjin, Goto, Yasuyuki, Oparaocha, Elizabeth, Mumba, Chisoni, Muleya, Walter, Bwalya, Patricia, Chizimu, Joseph, Chembensofu, Mwelwa, Simulundu, Edgar, Mwasinga, Wizaso, Banda, Nelly, Mwenda, Racheal, Yamagishi, Junya, Nalubamba, King S., Banda, Fredrick, Munyeme, Musso, Sawa, Hirofumi, Fandamu, Paul
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8962896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35318934
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2804.212378
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author Squarre, David
Chambaro, Herman M.
Hayashida, Kyoko
Moonga, Lavel C.
Qiu, Yongjin
Goto, Yasuyuki
Oparaocha, Elizabeth
Mumba, Chisoni
Muleya, Walter
Bwalya, Patricia
Chizimu, Joseph
Chembensofu, Mwelwa
Simulundu, Edgar
Mwasinga, Wizaso
Banda, Nelly
Mwenda, Racheal
Yamagishi, Junya
Nalubamba, King S.
Banda, Fredrick
Munyeme, Musso
Sawa, Hirofumi
Fandamu, Paul
author_facet Squarre, David
Chambaro, Herman M.
Hayashida, Kyoko
Moonga, Lavel C.
Qiu, Yongjin
Goto, Yasuyuki
Oparaocha, Elizabeth
Mumba, Chisoni
Muleya, Walter
Bwalya, Patricia
Chizimu, Joseph
Chembensofu, Mwelwa
Simulundu, Edgar
Mwasinga, Wizaso
Banda, Nelly
Mwenda, Racheal
Yamagishi, Junya
Nalubamba, King S.
Banda, Fredrick
Munyeme, Musso
Sawa, Hirofumi
Fandamu, Paul
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description Leishmaniases are neglected tropical diseases of humans and animals. We detected Leishmania infantum in 3 mixed-breed dogs in Zambia that had no travel history outside the country. Our findings suggest presence of and probable emergence of leishmaniasis in Zambia, indicating the need for physicians and veterinarians to consider the disease during diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-89628962022-04-02 Autochthonous Leishmania infantum in Dogs, Zambia, 2021 Squarre, David Chambaro, Herman M. Hayashida, Kyoko Moonga, Lavel C. Qiu, Yongjin Goto, Yasuyuki Oparaocha, Elizabeth Mumba, Chisoni Muleya, Walter Bwalya, Patricia Chizimu, Joseph Chembensofu, Mwelwa Simulundu, Edgar Mwasinga, Wizaso Banda, Nelly Mwenda, Racheal Yamagishi, Junya Nalubamba, King S. Banda, Fredrick Munyeme, Musso Sawa, Hirofumi Fandamu, Paul Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter Leishmaniases are neglected tropical diseases of humans and animals. We detected Leishmania infantum in 3 mixed-breed dogs in Zambia that had no travel history outside the country. Our findings suggest presence of and probable emergence of leishmaniasis in Zambia, indicating the need for physicians and veterinarians to consider the disease during diagnosis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8962896/ /pubmed/35318934 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2804.212378 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Emerging Infectious Diseases is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Squarre, David
Chambaro, Herman M.
Hayashida, Kyoko
Moonga, Lavel C.
Qiu, Yongjin
Goto, Yasuyuki
Oparaocha, Elizabeth
Mumba, Chisoni
Muleya, Walter
Bwalya, Patricia
Chizimu, Joseph
Chembensofu, Mwelwa
Simulundu, Edgar
Mwasinga, Wizaso
Banda, Nelly
Mwenda, Racheal
Yamagishi, Junya
Nalubamba, King S.
Banda, Fredrick
Munyeme, Musso
Sawa, Hirofumi
Fandamu, Paul
Autochthonous Leishmania infantum in Dogs, Zambia, 2021
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title_full Autochthonous Leishmania infantum in Dogs, Zambia, 2021
title_fullStr Autochthonous Leishmania infantum in Dogs, Zambia, 2021
title_full_unstemmed Autochthonous Leishmania infantum in Dogs, Zambia, 2021
title_short Autochthonous Leishmania infantum in Dogs, Zambia, 2021
title_sort autochthonous leishmania infantum in dogs, zambia, 2021
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8962896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35318934
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2804.212378
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