Epidemiologic surveillance of canine visceral leishmaniasis in the municipality of Recife, Pernambuco

Vigilância epidemiológica de leishmaniose visceral canina no município de Recife, Pernambuco

This paper describes an epidemiologic investigation carried out in Imbiribeira district, where a canine visceral leishmaniasis case was recorded. Despite the absence of seropositive dogs and sand flies, these findings are not sufficient to discard the occurrence of a zoonotic cycle of visceral leishmaniasis in Recife.

Visceral leishmaniasis; Epidemiology; Pernambuco; Brazil