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Here we report the epidemiological and molecular surveillance of <jats:italic>Leishmania<\/jats:italic> species in humans, domestic dogs, and sandflies at the wildland interface in two poverty-stricken neighborhoods of Cartagena. In October 2021, we conducted a surveillance study in the El Toril and La Quinta neighborhoods. Blood samples were collected from 150 healthy humans and 77 domestic dogs for <jats:italic>Leishmania<\/jats:italic> species testing by using molecular tools. Five human samples (3.3%) tested positive for <jats:italic>Leishmania<\/jats:italic>, one case in El Toril and four cases in La Quinta. The <jats:italic>Leishmania donovani<\/jats:italic> complex was detected in three human samples, and all dog samples tested negative for <jats:italic>Leishmania<\/jats:italic>. CDC light traps placed for three consecutive days in peridomiciliary areas of the <jats:italic>Leishmania<\/jats:italic>-positive case in El Toril allowed the capture of seven females of <jats:italic>Lutzomyia dubitans<\/jats:italic>, but none tested positive for <jats:italic>Leishmania<\/jats:italic>. Multiple attempts to conduct entomological surveillance in La Quinta were unsuccessful because of non-study-related issues. Our findings contribute to the characterization of the epidemiology of VL in Cartagena, revealing possible neglected cryptic infections in two neighborhoods with an urban-wildland interface.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.24-0590","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,17]],"date-time":"2024-12-17T17:44:20Z","timestamp":1734457460000},"page":"581-588","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Epidemiological and Molecular Surveillance of Leishmania Species among Humans, Vectors, and Dogs in a Wildland-Urban Interface of Cartagena, Colombia"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"112","author":[{"given":"Mashiel","family":"Fern\u00e1ndez-Ruiz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"UNIMOL Research Group, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia;"},{"name":"PhD program in Tropical Medicine, University of Cartagena, Cartagena, 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