PubMed · 1994 · 21 citations · 0 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesVeterinary ParasitologyCanine DermatologyParasitic Skin DiseaseVeterinary Parasitic DiseasesParasitic Disease DiagnosisParasitic Disease PathogenesisParasitic DiseasesParasitic ZoonosesZoonotic Parasitic DermatosesZoonotic Parasitic DiseasesCanine ParasitologyDiagnostic Pathology Of ParasitesImmunopathology Of LeishmaniasisLeishmania Species ComplexLeishmaniasis Of The SkinLeishmaniasis PathogenesisLeishmaniasis PathologyParasitic Pathology Diagnosis
In two endemic leishmaniasis foci of the Pacific coast of Ecuador 34 dogs suspected of having the disease have been surveyed clinically, serologically and parasitologically; immunofluorescence and electrosyneresis tests, lymph node aspirates, biopsies and smears have been performed. From two dogs with ulcers only one had ulcers on the muzzle and the scrotum infected by Leishmania (L. guyanensis complex). The isolated strain was identified as Leishmania panamensis. The disease was strictly cutaneous. In the study area the dog seems to be more a victim-host than a reservoir.