Cutaneous leishmaniosis in three horses in Spain

Can Equids Be a Reservoir of Leishmania braziliensis in Endemic Areas?

“…Most studies of leishmaniasis in horses have been conducted in South America, particularly in Brazil [3], [10], [13], [15], [17], [18], [25], [28]. There are case reports of CL in two horses in Central America [24] without Leishmania species identification and an infected horse in North America [27], in which the identified species was L. siamensis . Case reports have also been published in Europe; in Germany [26] and in Spain [27] L. infantum was identified as the causative agent for cutaneous lesions in horses.…”

“…There are case reports of CL in two horses in Central America [24] without Leishmania species identification and an infected horse in North America [27], in which the identified species was L. siamensis . Case reports have also been published in Europe; in Germany [26] and in Spain [27] L. infantum was identified as the causative agent for cutaneous lesions in horses. In recent epidemiological studies conducted in Brazil, [13], [25] investigated the presence of Leishmania in 132 horses.…”

Effects of Sheep and Mouse Urine on the Growth Pattern ofLeishmania majorPromastigotes

“…The effect of the urine of different groups is also observed and it is found that the urine of 60 years old gives maximum growth and it is also found that female urine supported comparatively better growth as compared to male urine [20]. Several studies have been conducted in animal Leishmania that indicated leishmaniasis can affect horses and this point was documented in Spain and Portugal upon detection of L. infantum in this host [33–35]. Recently, an accumulation of sporadic cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis has been documented in horses originating from Germany and Switzerland [36].…”

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“…Horses have been reported to have only self-limiting cutaneous forms of leishmaniosis (Koehler et al, 2002;Rolao et al, 2005;Solano-Gallego et al, 2003).…”