Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Madeira, M.F.
• Schubach, A.
• Schubach, T.M.P.
• Pacheco, R.S.
• Oliveira, F.S.
• Pereira, S.A.
• Figueiredo, F.B.
• Baptista, C.
• Marzochi, M.C.A.

Titel

Mixed infection with Leishmania ( Viannia) braziliensis and Leishmania ( Leishmania) chagasi in a naturally infected dog from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ist Teil von

• Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2006-05, Vol.100 (5), p.442-445

Ort / Verlag

Oxford: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2006

Quelle

Oxford Journals 2020 Medicine

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• 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.