title: What is responsible for a large and unusual outbreak of leishmaniasis in Madrid?
abstract: Several towns in the southwest of Madrid, Spain, have been suffering from an outbreak of leishmaniasis since 2009 and, by December 2012, human infections had increased significantly. Although dogs are the main reservoir host, hares are suspected as a potential culprit for the surprising increase of cases.
authors.affiliation: WHO Collaborating Centre for Leishmaniasis, Servicio de Parasitología, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ctra. Majadahonda-Pozuelo, Km 2,2, 28220 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Eugenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carrillo
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cruz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D034621:Hares / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D018314:Leishmania infantum / Q000502:physiology; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000469:parasitology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Madrid; hare; leishmaniasis; outbreak