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We read with great interest the review by Kravetz and Federman¹ about cat zoonoses. There are 2 major cat-associated diseases with an important impact regarding human pathology forgotten by the authors. The first disease is cat leishmaniasis. Leishmania infantum, the agent of the Mediterranean leishmaniasis, has been identified in cats.² Approximately 50 cases of cat leishmaniasis have been reported including cutaneous and visceral forms.^2-3 The number of asymptomatic carrier cats of the parasite could be more important than previously thought.⁴ The other major forgotten infectious disease that can be transmitted to humans is rabies.⁵

Pascal del Giudice, MD; Pierre Marty, MD
Fréjus, France

1. Kravetz JD, Federman DG. Cat-associated zoonoses. Arch Intern Med. 2002;162:1945-1952. FREE FULL TEXT 2. Ozon C, Marty P, Pratlong F, et al. Disseminated feline leishmaniosis due to Leishmania infantum in southern France. Vet Parasitol. 1998;75:273-277. FULL TEXT | WEB OF SCIENCE | PUBMED 3. Hervas J, Chacon-M De Lara F, Sanchez-Isarria MA, et al. Two cases of feline visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis in Spain. J Feline Med Surg. 1999;1:101-105. FULL TEXT | PUBMED 4. Ozon C, Marty P, Lelièvre A, et al. The cat reservoir of Leishmania infantum in southern France? Presented at: World Veterinary Congress; September 23-26, 1999; Lyon, France. 5. Mandell GL, ed, Bennett JE, ed, Dolin R, ed. Mandell, Douglas and Bennett's Principles and Practices of Infectious Diseases. 4th ed. New York, NY: Churchill-Livingstone Inc; 1995.

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