title: First report of Leishmania infantum in French Guiana: canine visceral leishmaniasis imported from the Old World.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Brice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rotureau
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ravel
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aznar
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carme
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dedet
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan