We report an outbreak of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Uruguay. Blood specimens from 11/45 dogs tested positive for Leishmania spp. Specimens of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies were captured; typing revealed Leishmania infantum. Our findings document an expansion of visceral leishmaniasis to southern South America and risk for vectorborne transmission to humans.
L. infantum isolates from an outbreak of canine leishmaniasis were obtained. Drug sensitivity assays and infectivity studies show significant differences with reference strains.
Correction for ‘Leishmania infantum isolates exhibit high infectivity and reduced susceptibility to amphotericin B’ by Paula Faral-Tello et al., RSC Med. Chem., 2020, DOI: 10.1039/d0md00073f.
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