title: Canine visceral leishmaniasis and its emergence in the United States.
abstract: Leishmaniasis is an important zoonotic disease that accounts for approximately 57,000 deaths among people each year. Dogs are reservoirs for the disease, and dog ownership is a risk factor in endemic areas. This article discusses insect vectors for this disease, as well as diagnosis and treatment for dogs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, 1410 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
authors.forename: Alexa C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Rosypal
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Zajac
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Lindsay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D004285:Dogs; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D014481:United States