| canine visceral leishmaniasis, united states and canada, 2000-2003. | visceral leishmaniasis, caused by protozoa of the genus leishmania donovani complex, is a vectorborne zoonotic infection that infects humans, dogs, and other mammals. in 2000, this infection was implicated as causing high rates of illness and death among foxhounds in a kennel in new york. a serosurvey of >12,000 foxhounds and other canids and 185 persons in 35 states and 4 canadian provinces was performed to determine geographic extent, prevalence, host range, and modes of transmission within fo ... | 2006 | 16704782 |