The first record of American visceral leishmaniasis in domestic cats from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Silva, Alba Valéria Machado da; Cândido, Claudia Dias de Souza; Pereira, Daniela de Pita; Brazil, Reginaldo Peçanha; Carreira, João Carlos Araújo

doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2007.09.001

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“…Possibly the transmission of the parasite to wild felidae was investigated by the bite of the genus Lutzomyia phlebotomy, endemic in the region. Noting the high rate of asymptomatic feline leishmaniasis described in the literature [13] , we can infer that felines, both domestic and wild, can act as reservoir of infection of normal host L. chagasi in endemic areas. Further studies are necessary in order to demonstrate their participation in the epidemiological chain.…”

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confidence: 87%

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The first case report of Leishmania (leishmania) chagasi in Panthera leo in Brazil

Dahroug

Almeida

Sousa

et al. 2011

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

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confidence: 87%

“…In the southwestern region of Brazil, the seroprevalence for visceral leishmaniasis in this Contents lists available at ScienceDirect was about 25% in domestic cats [13] . Diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis infection in domestic cats by PCR was described in Brazil [14] and in Italy [7] .…”

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The first case report of Leishmania (leishmania) chagasi in Panthera leo in Brazil

Dahroug

Almeida

Sousa

et al. 2011

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

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“…Unrestrained domestic cats are usually vagile, as they can actively hunter in forests and could act as a link between domestic and wild environment, disseminating the parasite because cats can be bitten by the local vector (L. longipalpis), as corroborated by numerous reports of skin lesions with Leishmania-amastigotes forms presence [4,33,34].…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Although the domestic dog is the most important vertebrate host and the main reservoir for human VL caused by Leishmania zoonotic species [3], the finding of positive cats for VL [4,5] suggests that felids may also have some role in the epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis.…”

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Survey of Leishmania Infantum Chagasi in Wild and Domestic Animals in Urban Area and Atlantic Rainforest Fragment in Northeast, Brazil

Costa¹,

Ferreira²,

Fournier³

et al. 2014

J Biodivers Biopros Dev

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Objective: Survey of Leishmania infantum chagasi in domestic and wild mammals in urban area and a Biological Reserve in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.Methods: Domestic and wild mammals were captured in Brazilian northeast Atlantic Rainforest, Rio Grande do Norte state. Serological and parasitological studies were conducted; Leishmania isolates were positioned in phylogeny based on small subunit rDNA (SSU rDNA) and glycosomal-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (gGAPDH) gene sequences.Results: Blood samples were collected from 138 wild and domestic mammals, comprising 66 dogs, 52 cats and 20 marsupials. Antibodies were found in 27 dogs (40.91%), two cats (3.85%) and one Didelphis albiventris (5%). The cultures of popliteal lymph node aspirates were positive in nine dogs (13.64%) and from seven (10.61%) the parasite was isolated and cryopreserved. All isolates were positioned in phylogeny based on SSU rDNA and gGAPDH in the same branch with L. infantum chagasi. Conclusions:The proximity of the forest fragment with humans and their domestic animals provide interference in the health of wild animals. Measures to control the population of feral cats and environmental conservation should be implemented due the importance of visceral leishmaniasis.

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“…The occurrence of visceral leishmaniasis in cats has been described in several countries (MANCIANTI, 2004;MARTÍN-SÁNCHEZ et al, 2007;MAIA et al, 2008;NASEREDDIN et al, 2008), including Brazil (SAVANI et al, 2004SILVA et al, 2008). Skin lesions have also been reported in cats with leishmaniasis (PENNISI et al, 2004).…”

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Occurrence of Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi in a domestic cat (Felis catus) in Andradina, São Paulo, Brazil: case report

Coelho

Lima

Amarante

et al. 2010

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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This work describes natural infection by Leishmania in a domestic cat where amastigote forms of the parasite were observed in the popliteal lymph node imprint. Positive and negative serological reactions were observed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA), respectively. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) revealed that the nucleotide sequence of the sample was identical to Leishmania (L.) chagasi. This is the first report of the disease in felines of the city of Andradina, SP, an area considered endemic for canine and human visceral leishmaniasis.

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The first record of American visceral leishmaniasis in domestic cats from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Cited by 50 publications

References 7 publications

The first case report of Leishmania (leishmania) chagasi in Panthera leo in Brazil

The first case report of Leishmania (leishmania) chagasi in Panthera leo in Brazil

Survey of Leishmania Infantum Chagasi in Wild and Domestic Animals in Urban Area and Atlantic Rainforest Fragment in Northeast, Brazil

Occurrence of Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi in a domestic cat (Felis catus) in Andradina, São Paulo, Brazil: case report

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