| genetic evidence of enzootic leishmaniasis in a stray canine and texas mouse from sites in west and central texas. | we detected leishmania mexicana in skin biopsies taken from a stray canine (canis familiaris) and texas mouse (peromyscus attwateri) at two ecologically disparate sites in west and central texas using polymerase chain reaction (pcr). a single pcr-positive dog was identified from a sample of 96 stray canines and was collected in a peri-urban area in el paso county, texas. the pcr-positive p. attwateri was trapped at a wildlife reserve in mason county, texas, from a convenience sample of 20 sylvat ... | 2016 | 27759765 |