Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis, United States and Canada, 2000–2003

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Duprey, Zandra H. ; Steurer, Francis J. ; Rooney, Jane A. ; Kirchhoff, Louis V. ; Jackson, Joan E. ; Rowton, Edgar D. ; Schantz, Peter M.
• Description:
  Visceral leishmaniasis, caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania donovani complex, is a vectorborne zoonotic infection that infects humans, dogs, and other mammals. In 2000, this infection was implicated as causing high rates of illness and death among foxhounds in a kennel in New York. A serosurvey of >12,000 foxhounds and other canids and 185 persons in 35 states and 4 Canadian provinces was performed to determine geographic extent, prevalence, host range, and modes of transmission within foxhounds, other dogs, and wild canids and to assess possible infections in humans. Foxhounds infected with Leishmania spp. were found in 18 states and 2 Canadian provinces. No evidence of infection was found in humans. The infection in North America appears to be widespread in foxhounds and limited to dog-to-dog mechanisms of transmission; however, if the organism becomes adapted for vector transmission by indigenous phlebotomines, the probability of human exposure will be greatly increased.
• Subjects:
  Animals Animals, Wild Coyotes Dog Diseases Dogs Foxes Humans Leishmaniasis, Visceral Research Seroepidemiologic Studies Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 12(3):440-446.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Canada ; United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:02f7384cf9229d42d35b8fb0b8e55891b6145ff76f225b48bdd691b0e67e667c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7894/cdc_7894_DS1.pdf
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