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- Title
Vectorborne Transmission of Leishmania infantum from Hounds, United States.
- Authors
Schaut, Robert G; Robles-Murguia, Maricela; Juelsgaard, Rachel; Esch, Kevin J; Bartholomay, Lyric C; Ramalho-Ortigao, Marcelo; Petersen, Christine A
- Abstract
Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by predominantly vectorborne Leishmania spp. In the United States, canine visceral leishmaniasis is common among hounds, and L. infantum vertical transmission among hounds has been confirmed. We found that L. infantum from hounds remains infective in sandflies, underscoring the risk for human exposure by vectorborne transmission.
- Subjects
UNITED States; LEISHMANIA infantum; HOUNDS; LEISHMANIASIS; DISEASE vectors; ZOONOSES; ENZYME-linked immunosorbent assay; TISSUE wounds; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; ANIMAL experimentation; DOGS; DOG diseases; INSECTS; LEISHMANIA; RESEARCH funding; VIRAL load; VERTICAL transmission (Communicable diseases)
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015, Vol 21, Issue 12, p2209
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2112.141167