Concurrent detection of Leishmania infantum in dogs and Leishmania DNA in peridomestic sand fly pools from a coastal focus in Costa Rica.
Canine visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania infantum has recently been confirmed as autochthonous in Costa Rica, yet molecular evidence from peridomestic settings remains limited. We investigated dogs clinically suspected of leishmaniasis and screened phlebotomine sand flies collected in the same canine focus in...