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Mixed infection with Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi in a naturally infected dog from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg] 2006 May; Vol. 100 (5), pp. 442-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2005 Oct 27. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- We report here the first case of co-infection with Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis and Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi in a naturally infected dog from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Isoenzyme characterisation identified the parasites isolated in culture from the cutaneous lesion as L. (V.) braziliensis and the isolates from blood and lymph node as L. (L.) chagasi. PCR analysis using specific primers followed by molecular hybridisation for direct Leishmania species identification in tissue fragments confirmed the presence of L. (V.) braziliensis DNA in the cutaneous lesion and of L. (L.) chagasi DNA in spleen and popliteal lymph node fragments. This report emphasises the importance of identification of Leishmania species infecting seropositive dogs in endemic areas, and the consequent re-assessment of control and epidemiological surveillance measures for the control of leishmaniasis, as is the case in Brazil.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Brazil
DNA, Protozoan analysis
Disease Reservoirs
Dogs
Electrophoresis veterinary
Leishmania enzymology
Leishmania genetics
Leishmania braziliensis enzymology
Leishmania braziliensis genetics
Leishmania braziliensis isolation & purification
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous complications
Leishmaniasis, Visceral complications
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction methods
Polymerase Chain Reaction veterinary
Zoonoses
Dog Diseases parasitology
Leishmania isolation & purification
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous veterinary
Leishmaniasis, Visceral veterinary
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0035-9203
- Volume :
- 100
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 16257024
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.07.011