Summary: The threat of climate change is well known and its impact is being noted at many levels.... more Summary: The threat of climate change is well known and its impact is being noted at many levels. The scientific reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicate that climate change will impact the American continent severely, and that these impacts will vary depending on the region and on ecosystems. Animal production systems, climate change and animal health are inter-related via complex mechanisms. Animal production influences climate change by emitting greenhouse gases such as methane and nitrous oxide. According to the IPCC, agricultural activities, including animal production, account for 10–12 % of global emissions. This means that animal production offers major opportunities for reducing emissions, as well as for increasing the sequestration of greenhouse gases. But climate change in turn affects production (affecting nutrition, access to water and animal health). Animal health could be affected both by extreme events (for example high or low temperat...
This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the ad... more This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
We report an outbreak of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Uruguay. Blood specimens from 11/45 dog... more We report an outbreak of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Uruguay. Blood specimens from 11/45 dogs tested positive for Leishmania spp. Specimens of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies were captured; typing revealed Leishmania infantum. Our findings document an expansion of visceral leishmaniasis to southern South America and risk for vectorborne transmission to humans.
Summary: The threat of climate change is well known and its impact is being noted at many levels.... more Summary: The threat of climate change is well known and its impact is being noted at many levels. The scientific reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicate that climate change will impact the American continent severely, and that these impacts will vary depending on the region and on ecosystems. Animal production systems, climate change and animal health are inter-related via complex mechanisms. Animal production influences climate change by emitting greenhouse gases such as methane and nitrous oxide. According to the IPCC, agricultural activities, including animal production, account for 10–12 % of global emissions. This means that animal production offers major opportunities for reducing emissions, as well as for increasing the sequestration of greenhouse gases. But climate change in turn affects production (affecting nutrition, access to water and animal health). Animal health could be affected both by extreme events (for example high or low temperat...
This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the ad... more This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.
We report an outbreak of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Uruguay. Blood specimens from 11/45 dog... more We report an outbreak of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Uruguay. Blood specimens from 11/45 dogs tested positive for Leishmania spp. Specimens of Lutzomyia longipalpis sand flies were captured; typing revealed Leishmania infantum. Our findings document an expansion of visceral leishmaniasis to southern South America and risk for vectorborne transmission to humans.
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