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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Main Author:	Satragno, Dinora (author)
Other Authors:	Faral-Tello, Paula (author), Canneva, Bruno (author), Verger, Lorenzo (author), Lozano, Alejandra (author), Vitale, Edgardo (author), Greif, Gonzalo (author), Soto, Carlos (author), Robello, Carlos (author), Basmadjián, Yester (author)
Format:	article
Language:	English
Published:	2017
Subjects:	LEISHMANIASIS
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/51145
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