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Volume 32, Number 1—January 2026

Dispatch

Presence or Emergence of Canine Leishmaniasis, Malawi

Boniface Chikufenji, Kyoko HayashidaComments to Author , Yasuyuki Goto, Tatsuki Sugi, Chizu Sanjoba, Chrispin Njala, Inga McDermott, Frederic Lohr, Dagmar Mayer, Shohei Ogata, Masahiro Kajihara, Naganori Nao, Ryo Nakao, Laston Chimaliro, Donales Kapira, Janelisa Musaya, Junya Yamagishi, and Elisha Chatanga
Author affiliation: Ministry of Agriculture, Lilongwe, Malawi (B. Chikufenji); Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan (B. Chikufenji, K. Hayashida, T. Sugi, S. Ogata, M. Kajihara, N. Nao, R. Nakao, L. Chimaliro, J. Yamagishi); University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia (K. Hayashida, S. Ogata, M. Kajihara); University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (Y. Goto, C. Sanjoba); Mission Rabies Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi (C. Njala, I. McDermott, F. Lohr, D. Mayer); Malawi–Liverpool Wellcome Programme, Blantyre (D. Kapira, J. Musaya); Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe (E. Chatanga)

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Figure 1

Clinical manifestations of Leishmania infantum‒infected dogs in Mchinji, Nkhotakota, and Zomba districts in a study of canine leishmaniasis, Malawi. A) Severely crusted, thickened dark surface pinna (24MWD_C073). B) Bilateral ulcerative lesions on the ears with an exposed tissue (24MWD_C110). C, D) Unilateral ulcerative lesions on the ears and alopecia with severe thinning of the fur (24MWD_C040).

Figure 1. Clinical manifestations of Leishmania infantum‒infected dogs in Mchinji, Nkhotakota, and Zomba districts in a study of canine leishmaniasis, Malawi. A) Severely crusted, thickened dark surface pinna (24MWD_C073). B) Bilateral ulcerative lesions on the ears with an exposed tissue (24MWD_C110). C, D) Unilateral ulcerative lesions on the ears and alopecia with severe thinning of the fur (24MWD_C040).

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