Equine infection with Leishmania spp. in Costa Rica: Study of five cases.
María Victoria Ortega-GarcíaFrancisco Javier SalgueroNerea GarcíaMercedes DomínguezInmaculada MorenoAlexis BerrocalPublished in: Veterinary medicine and science (2021)
Our results emphasise the importance of Leishmania spp. not only as a causative agent of equine cutaneous disease in the New World, but also as a possible emerging pathogen. Leishmaniosis is one of the most prevalent parasitic public health problems worldwide, and equines may have a role in the epidemiology of the disease.