Leishmaniasis in imported dogs in the United Kingdom; a potential human health hazard
作者:
J. A. LONGSTAFFE,
A. R. JEFFERIES,
D. F. KELLY,
P. G. C. BEDFORD,
M. E. HERRTAGE,
P. G. G. DARKE,
期刊:
Journal of Small Animal Practice
(WILEY Available online 1983)
卷期:
Volume 24,
issue 1
页码: 23-30
ISSN:0022-4510
年代: 1983
DOI:10.1111/j.1748-5827.1983.tb00409.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
ABSTRACTThis paper describes the clinical and pathological features of leishmaniasis in three dogs imported into the U.K. Principal signs were wasting, lymphomegaly, keratoconjunctivitis, and extensive skin lesions that included exfoliative dermatitis and alopecia. Autopsy showed widespread chronic inflammatory lesions throughout lymphoid and other tissues associated with parasitized macrophages. The paper discusses the potential human health hazard posed by a zoonosis characterized by non‐specific signs and prolonged periods of quiescence. Euthanasia is recommended for cases positively diagnosed as leishmaniasi
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