Zoonotic Leishmaniasis, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Leishmania infantum causes potentially life-threatening disease in humans. To determine the extent of the animal reservoir for this pathogen in Bosnia and Herzegovina, we tested dogs and cats. We found that a large proportion of dogs were exposed to or infected with L. infantum, indicating endemicit...
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| author | Vito Colella Adnan Hodžić Roberta Iatta Gad Baneth Amer Alić Domenico Otranto |
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| description | Leishmania infantum causes potentially life-threatening disease in humans. To determine the extent of the animal reservoir for this pathogen in Bosnia and Herzegovina, we tested dogs and cats. We found that a large proportion of dogs were exposed to or infected with L. infantum, indicating endemicity in dogs and zoonotic risk for humans. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-88350fc91158470db81a42c110ca7a2c2022-12-21T19:10:40ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592019-02-0125238538610.3201/eid2502.181481Zoonotic Leishmaniasis, Bosnia and HerzegovinaVito ColellaAdnan HodžićRoberta IattaGad BanethAmer AlićDomenico OtrantoLeishmania infantum causes potentially life-threatening disease in humans. To determine the extent of the animal reservoir for this pathogen in Bosnia and Herzegovina, we tested dogs and cats. We found that a large proportion of dogs were exposed to or infected with L. infantum, indicating endemicity in dogs and zoonotic risk for humans.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/2/18-1481_articleLeishmania infantumleishmaniasiszoonosesparasitesneglected diseasesdogs |
| spellingShingle | Vito Colella Adnan Hodžić Roberta Iatta Gad Baneth Amer Alić Domenico Otranto Zoonotic Leishmaniasis, Bosnia and Herzegovina Emerging Infectious Diseases Leishmania infantum leishmaniasis zoonoses parasites neglected diseases dogs |
| title | Zoonotic Leishmaniasis, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| title_full | Zoonotic Leishmaniasis, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| title_fullStr | Zoonotic Leishmaniasis, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Zoonotic Leishmaniasis, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| title_short | Zoonotic Leishmaniasis, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| title_sort | zoonotic leishmaniasis bosnia and herzegovina |
| topic | Leishmania infantum leishmaniasis zoonoses parasites neglected diseases dogs |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/2/18-1481_article |
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