Natural Infection by Leishmania infantum in domestic cats (Felis catus) in a municipality of moderate transmission in the Brazilian semi-arid region
Abstract The main clinical, anatomopathological, and molecular aspects of the infection by Leishmania infantum are described in two cats with multicentric cutaneous, nodular, and ulcerated lesions. The animals were submitted to a clinical examination, followed by serological, molecular and parasitological exams, with culture and isolation of the parasite, and subsequent isoenzymatic characterization. The animals were euthanized and necropsied. Case 1 was an adult, female, mixed-bred stray cat. Case 2 was an adult, male, mixed-bred and domiciled cat. Both were positive for the presence of anti-L. infantum antibodies. In the cytology of the cutaneous nodules and lymph nodes, amastigote forms of Leishmania spp. could be visualized, free and in the interior of the macrophages. In the histopathology, the lesions were characterized by nodular granulomatous and/or ulcerative dermatitis, associated to amastigote forms of Leishmania spp. By means of the polymerase chain reaction, the sequence of the L. infantum kDNA minicircle was amplified. It is concluded that the infection by L. infantum occurs in cats in the State of Paraíba, Northeast region of Brazil and the need to understand the immunological profile of the visceral leishmaniasis in the feline population is highlighted with aimed at the control measures in public health.
Main Authors: | Silva,Raizza Barros Sousa, Portela,Roseane de Araújo, Arruda,Luís Fernando Batista, Ferreira,Jefferson da Silva, Souto,Erick Platiní Ferreira, Araújo,Ana Lucélia de, Madeira,Maria de Fátima, Dantas,Antônio Flávio Medeiros, Melo,Marcia Almeida de |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinária
2020
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612020000400319 |
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