title: [Canine visceral leishmaniasis in Maricá, State of Rio de Janeiro: first report of an autochthonous case].
abstract: Visceral leishmaniasis is a zoonosis of public health importance, and dogs represent one of the main problems. This paper describes the first autochthonous case of canine visceral leishmaniasis in the municipality of Maricá. It provides new facts regarding the geographical distribution of Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi in the State of Rio de Janeiro.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Vigilância em Leishmanioses, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. cintia.paula@ipec.fiocruz.br
authors.forename: Cíntia Cristiane
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: de Paula
authors.forename: Fabiano Borges
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.forename: Rodrigo Caldas
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Menezes
authors.forename: Eliame
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mouta-Confort
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bogio
authors.forename: Maria de Fátima
authors.initials: Mde F
authors.lastname: Madeira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D018314:Leishmania infantum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male