Global Distribution of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis and the Role of the Dog in the Epidemiology of the Disease

DF Vilas-Boas, EKN Nakasone, AAM Gonçalves… - Pathogens, 2024 - mdpi.com
Visceral leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoa of the species Leishmania
(Leishmania) infantum (syn= Leishmania chagasi) and Leishmania (Leishmania) donovani …

First report of autochthonous canine leishmaniasis in Hong Kong

J Sandy, A Matthews, Y Nachum-Biala, G Baneth - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Canine leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by Leishmania infantum; transmitted by
the bite of phlebotomine sand flies. Leishmania infantum amastigotes were identified by …