First report of Leishmania infantum in French Guiana: canine visceral leishmaniasis imported from the Old World.
The first two cases of canine visceral leishmaniasis in French Guiana are described. One infected dog was most probably imported from France. A second dog was then infected with Leishmania infantum in French Guiana. These observations exemplify the intercontinental transportation theory for L. infantum.
Rotureau
Brice
B
Laboratoire Hospitalo-Universitaire de Parasitologie et Mycologie Médicale, Equipe EA 3593, UFR de Médecine de l'Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, Campus Saint-Denis, B. P. 718, 97336 Cayenne, Guyane Française. ufrmedag2@wanadoo.fr
Ravel
Christophe
C
Aznar
Christine
C
Carme
Bernard
B
Dedet
Jean-Pierre
JP
D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D005616:French Guiana; D018314:Leishmania infantum / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000469:parasitology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D014186:Transportation
D016054:DNA, Protozoan