| Abstract: | The close relationship between canine and human kala-azar inPeiping has been shown in a previous communication (1). If oneaccepts the view that tFu: dog is the reservoir host of human kala-azarin North China, then one would expect to find canine leishmaniasis inall of the kala-azar villages. It is, therefore, important to determine thepresence or absence of canine leishmaniasis in as many kala-azarvillages as possible. Recently some observations of considerable in-terest concerning the occurrence of canine leishmaniasis in 3 kala-azarvillages in the suburbs of Peiping have been made and are hererecorded. |
