TY - JOUR AU - Squarre, David AU - Chambaro, Herman AU - Hayashida, Kyoko AU - Moonga, Lavel AU - Qiu, Yongjin AU - Goto, Yasuyuki AU - Oparaocha, Elizabeth AU - Mumba, Chisoni AU - Muleya, Walter AU - Bwalya, Patricia AU - Chizimu, Joseph AU - Chembensofu, Mwelwa AU - Simulundu, Edgar AU - Mwasinga, Wizaso AU - Banda, Nelly AU - Mwenda, Racheal AU - Yamagishi, Junya AU - Nalubamba, King AU - Banda, Fredrick AU - Munyeme, Musso AU - Sawa, Hirofumi AU - Fandamu, Paul T1 - Autochthonous Leishmania infantum in Dogs, Zambia, 2021 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2022 VL - 28 IS - 4 SP - 888 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Leishmaniases are neglected tropical diseases of humans and animals. We detected Leishmania infantum in 3 mixed-breed dogs in Zambia that had no travel history outside the country. Our findings suggest presence of and probable emergence of leishmaniasis in Zambia, indicating the need for physicians and veterinarians to consider the disease during diagnosis. KW - leishmaniasis KW - canine leishmaniasis KW - Leishmania infantum KW - parasites KW - protozoa KW - autochthonous KW - dogs KW - kala-azar KW - zoonoses KW - public health KW - vector-borne infections KW - sand flies KW - Zambia DO - 10.3201/eid2804.212378 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/4/21-2378_article ER - End of Reference