Topics in Companion Animal Medicine
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 182-188, November 2009

Leishmaniasis, an Emerging Disease Found in Companion Animals in the United States

  • Christine A. Petersen, DVM, PhD

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Department of Veterinary Pathology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA USA

This review discusses leishmaniasis in cats and dogs in the United States. Leishmaniasis is endemic in Foxhound populations in the United States and is still being characterized in this group. Pathophysiology, clinical signs, transmission, immunology, and treatment are examined in this review. Leishmaniasis is an emergent zoonosis of great public health significance.

Keywords: canine diseases, feline diseases, Leishmania, protozoa, emerging infectious diseases

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 Dr Petersen is currently funded by American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation grant 1220 and National Institutes of Health grant R21AI074711.

PII: S1938-9736(09)00074-9

doi:10.1053/j.tcam.2009.06.006

Topics in Companion Animal Medicine
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 182-188, November 2009

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