TY - JOUR AU - Schaut, Robert AU - Robles-Murguia, Maricela AU - Juelsgaard, Rachel AU - Esch, Kevin AU - Bartholomay, Lyric AU - Ramalho-Ortigao, Marcelo AU - Petersen, Christine T1 - Vectorborne Transmission of Leishmania infantum from Hounds, United States T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2015 VL - 21 IS - 12 SP - 2209 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by predominantly vectorborne Leishmania spp. In the United States, canine visceral leishmaniasis is common among hounds, and L. infantum vertical transmission among hounds has been confirmed. We found that L. infantum from hounds remains infective in sandflies, underscoring the risk for human exposure by vectorborne transmission. KW - zoonotic KW - emerging KW - vector-borne KW - canine KW - Leishmania KW - protozoa KW - parasites KW - United States KW - leishmaniasis. Leishmania infantum KW - vectorborne infections KW - leishmaniasis KW - Leishmania infantum KW - hounds DO - 10.3201/eid2112.141167 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/12/14-1167_article ER - End of Reference