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Leishmaniasis in imported dogs in the United Kingdom; a potential human health hazard
Author(s) -
LONGSTAFFE J. A.,
JEFFERIES A. R.,
KELLY D. F.,
BEDFORD P. G. C.,
HERRTAGE M. E.,
DARKE P. G. G.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1983.tb00409.x
Subject(s) - medicine , wasting , zoonosis , leishmaniasis , dermatology , autopsy , pathological , cutaneous leishmaniasis , hazard , pathology , immunology , chemistry , organic chemistry
This 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 leishmaniasis.