Leishmania chagasi in dogs from the city of Jaciara, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Leishmania chagasi in dogs from the city of Jaciara, Mato Grosso, Brazil

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to identify the Leishmania species in Jaciara dogs; visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in the county of Jaciara. A comparison among the PCR results for the spleen, bone marrow, skin and blood of 101 dogs with VL-reactive serum were evaluated. Spleen tissue showed the highest detection percentage, followed by bone marrow. In 97 (96.04%) dogs, the Leishmania DNA detected was confirmed as L. chagasi, emphasizing the importance of aetiological identifications in sympatric areas with other trypanosomatids.

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Main Authors: Lazari,Patrícia, Almeida,Arleana do Bom Parto Ferreira de, Dutra,Valéria, Nakazato,Luciano, Dias,Álvaro Felipe de Lima Ruy, Brito,Veruska Nogueira de, Oliveira,Cenita Maria, Sousa,Valéria Régia Franco
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2016
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782016000200315
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