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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Main Authors:	Vito Colella, Adnan Hodžić, Roberta Iatta, Gad Baneth, Amer Alić, Domenico Otranto
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-02-01
Series:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	Leishmania infantum leishmaniasis zoonoses parasites neglected diseases dogs
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/2/18-1481_article

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spelling	doaj-88350fc91158470db81a42c110ca7a2c2020-11-25T00:38:18ZengCenters 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
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author	Vito Colella Adnan Hodžić Roberta Iatta Gad Baneth Amer Alić Domenico Otranto
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
author_facet	Vito Colella Adnan Hodžić Roberta Iatta Gad Baneth Amer Alić Domenico Otranto
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title	Zoonotic Leishmaniasis, Bosnia and Herzegovina
title_short	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_sort	zoonotic leishmaniasis, bosnia and herzegovina
publisher	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series	Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn	1080-6040 1080-6059
publishDate	2019-02-01
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.
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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Zoonotic Leishmaniasis, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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