Disseminated Leishmania infantum infection in two sibling foxhounds due to possible vertical transmission |
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| Authors: | Katherine N Gibson-Corley Jesse M Hostetter Shannon J Hostetter Kathleen Mullin Amanda E Ramer-Tait Paola M Boggiatto and Christine A Petersen |
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| Institution: | Department of Veterinary Pathology (Gibson-Corley, Hostetter, Hostetter, Ramer-Tait, Boggiatto, Petersen) and Laboratory Animal Resources (Mullin), College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011–1250, USA |
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| Abstract: | Two sibling foxhounds born to a Leishmania seropositive bitch were presented after testing seropositive for Leishmania. Leishmania infantum infection was detected via histopathology, culture, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (q-PCR). This is the first report of natural infection with Leishmania infantum with the possibility for vertical transmission in North America. |
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