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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 3

Promastigote stage of Leishmania infantum isolated from dog in Zomba District (24MWD_C040) cultured in Novy-MacNeal-Nicolle medium in a study of canine leishmaniasis, Malawi. The elongated, flagellated forms characteristic of extracellular stage observed under light microscopy. Giemsa stain. Oil immersion. Scale bar indicates 10 µm.

Figure 3. Promastigote stage of Leishmania infantum isolated from dog in Zomba District (24MWD_C040) cultured in Novy-MacNeal-Nicolle medium in a study of canine leishmaniasis, Malawi. The elongated, flagellated forms characteristic of extracellular stage observed under light microscopy. Giemsa stain. Oil immersion. Scale bar indicates 10 µm.

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