Dogs as Reservoirs for Leishmania donovani, Bihar, India, 2018–2022

Dogs as Reservoirs for Leishmania donovani, Bihar, India, 2018–2022

Visceral leishmaniasis derived from Leishmania donovani is transmitted by sand flies (Phlebotomus argentipes) throughout the Indian subcontinent. Although considered anthroponotic, L. donovani infects other mammals susceptible to sand fly bites, including dogs. Aggressive strategies to reduce sand...

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Main Authors: Anurag Kumar Kushwaha, Ashish Shukla, Breanna M. Scorza, Rahul Chaubey, Dharmendra Kumar Maurya, Tulika Kumari Rai, Shyamali Yaduvanshi, Shweta Srivastava, Gaetano Oliva, Epke A. Le Rutte, Rajiv Kumar, Om Prakash Singh, Puja Tiwary, Shakti Kumar Singh, Scott A. Bernhardt, Phillip Lawyer, Edgar Rowton, Christine A. Petersen, Shyam Sundar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Xenodiagnosis
dogs
parasites
leishmaniasis
vector-borne infections
Leishmania donovani
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/12/24-0649_article
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