

However, some of the most popular and highly-rated online Korean translators include Google Translate, Microsoft Translator, and SDL FreeTranslation. To the best of the author's knowledge this is the first autochthonous case of canine leishmaniasis in Korea. There are many online Korean translators available, and the most accurate one may depend on the specific text and context of the translation. Additional 113 dogs with hyperglobulinemia from Seoul were also screened with the same kits but no positive results were obtained.

Because the dog had received a blood transfusion 2 years before the illness, serological screening tests were performed in all donor dogs of the commercial blood bank using the commercial Leishmania ELISA test kit, and there were no positive results. No history of travel to endemic countries was noted. In vitro culture was unsuccessful but PCR of the nodular aspirate identified the organisms as Leishmania infantum, and the final diagnosis was canine leishmaniasis. Cytological evaluation of the nodule revealed numerous characteristic round organisms having a nucleus and a bar within macrophages and in the background, consistent with leishmaniasis. No abnormalities were found in coagulation profiles and blood pressure. A 12-year-old spayed female mixed-bred dog presented with nasal bleeding of 2 days duration and a skin nodule in the left flank.
