Visceral leishmaniasis in a dog from Maryland.
Visceral leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease that can be transmitted from dogs to humans by a sand-fly vector. Endemic cases of visceral leishmaniasis among dogs in Oklahoma, Texas, and Ohio have been reported. Recent reports of visceral leishmaniasis in Foxhounds in the eastern coastal states has raised new concerns about the importance of this disease in the United States.
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Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 74078, USA.
D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D000967:Antimony Sodium Gluconate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D003863:Depression; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission; D004285:Dogs; D004906:Erythrocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit / Q000662:veterinary; D006801:Humans; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D008396:Maryland; D010265:Paraproteinemias / Q000662:veterinary; D010976:Platelet Count / Q000662:veterinary; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D014481:United States; D015431:Weight Loss; D015047:Zoonoses
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D011506:Proteins; D000967:Antimony Sodium Gluconate