title: Autochthonous Outbreak and Expansion of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis, Uruguay.
abstract: We report an outbreak of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Uruguay. Blood specimens from 11/45 dogs tested positive for Leishmania spp. Specimens of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies were captured; typing revealed Leishmania infantum. Our findings document an expansion of visceral leishmaniasis to southern South America and risk for vectorborne transmission to humans.
authors.forename: Dinora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Satragno
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Faral-Tello
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Canneva
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Verger
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lozano
authors.forename: Edgardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vitale
authors.forename: Gonzalo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Greif
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Soto
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Robello
authors.forename: Yester
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Basmadjián
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D007891:Leishmania / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000469:parasitology; D014583:Uruguay / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Leishmania infantum; Uruguay; canine visceral leishmaniasis; dogs; parasites; parasitic diseases; protozoa; sand flies; vector-borne infections; zoonoses