Detection of Leishmania chagasi in cats (Felis catus) from viscera leishmaniasis endemic area in Brazil / Detecção de Leishmania chagasi em gatos de área endêmica de leishmaniose visceral no Brasil
Noé, Perla; Domingos, Solange Latrônico; Oshiro, Elisa Teruya; Lima, Rosimar Baptista; Pirmez, Claude; Pedroso, Thatianna Camillo; Babo-Terra, Veronica Jorge.
Ciênc. Anim. (Impr.)
; 25(4): 3-14, 2015. ilus, tab
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The number of confirmed cases of feline leishmaniasis has increased in endemic areas in recent years, suggesting that the feline species must no longer be considered an uncommon host for Leishmania spp. Thus, the aim of this work was to investigate the occurrence of Leishmania infection in cats from Campo Grande Municipality, where visceral leishmaniasis is endemic. The 110 cats studied were subjected to clinical examinations and serological evaluation by IFA to determine anti-Leishmania antibody titers. The parasitological investigation of seropositive animals consisted in cytological examination, tissue culture, and PCR of bone marrow and popliteal lymph node aspirates. Seropositivity was detected for eight animals (7.27%). Amastigotes were not detected in the cytological examinations and promastigotes were not observed in the tissue culture. However, three (40.2%) of the seven processed samples were positive according to PCR, confirming the contact of cats with the parasite.(AU)
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