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Leishmaniasis
Studies by G.H.R. Rajasekariah and co-authors describe new findings in leishmaniasis
June 3rd, 2008
"Dogs which are infected with leishmania parasites serve as major reservoir hosts for zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis. The incidence of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis is rising in many countries," scientists in Australia report. "This may be associated with the continuing drift of people and their pets from rural areas into peri-urban settings, particularly at the fringe of large cities. At the same time, there is evidence of adaptation of sand fly vectors to these urban settings. This has created an alarminLy situation because, even though domestic and stray dogs may be infected, many remain asymptomatic but are still higly infectious to the sand fly vectors and thus...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-06-03)
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