[Canine visceral leishmaniasis in Maricá, State of Rio de Janeiro: first report of an autochthonous case].
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.
de Paula
Cíntia Cristiane
CC
Laboratório de Vigilância em Leishmanioses, Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. cintia.paula@ipec.fiocruz.br
Figueiredo
Fabiano Borges
FB
Menezes
Rodrigo Caldas
RC
Mouta-Confort
Eliame
E
Bogio
Alessandra
A
Madeira
Maria de Fátima
Mde F
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