They hope that these measures will be enough to contain the outbreak. So far, tests on more than 450 domestic dogs from 40 states have all proved negative. And there have been no human cases. Those hunts that are completely negative will be able to resume as normal this season. We're probably going to see more leishmaniasis in humans as a result.
Epidemiologists are unsure how the parasite entered the country.
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