First report on feline leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis in Amazonian Brazil
In the present study, we reported the natural infection by Leishmania sp. in a domestic cat, in which the amastigote forms of the parasite were observed within a lesion on its ear-tip. Fragment of the lesion was obtained and cultured in NNN medium, and PCR-RFLP analysis of the isolated sample was pe...
| Autor principal: | Carneiro, Liliane Almeida |
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| Outros Autores: | Santos, Thiago Vasconcelos dos, Lima, Luciana Vieira do R?go, Ramos, Patr?cia Karla Santos, Campos, Marliane Batista, Silveira, Fernando Tobias |
| Grau: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | eng |
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Elsevier
2020
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http://patua.iec.gov.br//handle/iec/4057 |
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In the present study, we reported the natural infection by Leishmania sp. in a domestic cat, in which the amastigote forms of the parasite were observed within a lesion on its ear-tip. Fragment of the lesion was obtained and cultured in NNN medium, and PCR-RFLP analysis of the isolated sample was performed, which revealed that the profile was compatible with Leishmania (L.) amazonensis. This is the first proven case of a cat infected by L. (L.) amazonensis reported in Bel?m city, Par? state, northern Brazil. |