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First isolation of Leishmania infantum by blood culture in bovines from endemic area for canine visceral leishmaniasis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 February 2019

Mirian dos Santos Paixão-Marques Open the ORCID record for Mirian dos Santos Paixão-Marques [Opens in a new window] ,
Maria Fernanda Alves-Martin ,
Lívia Maísa Guiraldi ,
Wesley José dos Santos ,
Fábio Almeida de Lemos ,
Gabriela Pacheco Sánchez ,
Virginia Bodelão Richini-Pereira  and
Simone Baldini Lucheis
Mirian dos Santos Paixão-Marques*
Affiliation:
Department of Tropical Diseases, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University – UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo 18618-970, Brazil
Maria Fernanda Alves-Martin
Affiliation:
Department of Tropical Diseases, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University – UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo 18618-970, Brazil
Lívia Maísa Guiraldi
Affiliation:
Department of Tropical Diseases, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University – UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo 18618-970, Brazil
Wesley José dos Santos
Affiliation:
Department of Tropical Diseases, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University – UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo 18618-970, Brazil
Fábio Almeida de Lemos
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Hygiene and Public Health, São Paulo State University – UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo 18618-970, Brazil
Gabriela Pacheco Sánchez
Affiliation:
Department of Preventive Medicine and Animal Health, University of Sao Paulo – USP, São Paulo 05508-270, Brazil
Virginia Bodelão Richini-Pereira
Affiliation:
Adolfo Lutz Institute, Bauru II Regional Laboratory Center, Bauru, São Paulo 17015-110, Brazil
Simone Baldini Lucheis
Affiliation:
Department of Tropical Diseases, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University – UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo 18618-970, Brazil Paulista Agency of Agribusiness Technology, APTA, Bauru, São Paulo 17030-000, Brazil
*
Author for correspondence: Mirian dos Santos Paixão-Marques, E-mail: mirianpaixao_2@hotmail.com
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Abstract

Leishmaniasis is considered a parasitic disease that still causes serious consequences for mankind, because it presents a high mortality rate worldwide. Considered multi-hosts, the parasites of the genus Leishmania are able of infecting a wide variety of animal species. The dog was considered the main source of infection of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), in the urban area. However, the role of other animal species in the epidemiological cycle of the disease, such as cattle, remains unclear. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the occurrence of Leishmania spp. in 100 bovines (Bos taurus) from an area endemic for canine VL, using blood culture and molecular analysis. By the sequencing analysis, one sample showed 100% similarity with Leishmania infantum. The results provide the first case of L. infantum isolation in one bovine from the periurban areas of Bauru, state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Keywords

Blood culturebovineBrazilLeishmania infantumpolymerase chain reaction
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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 146 , Issue 7 , June 2019 , pp. 911 - 913
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Identification of Leishmania infantum on bovine.

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