Leishmania spp. in Didelphis albiventris and Micoureus paraguayanus (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) of Brazil

Quintal, Amanda Pífano Neto; Ribeiro, Evandro Leão; Rodrigues, F. R. N.; Rocha, Flávia Souza; Flöeter-Winter, Lucile Maria; Nunes, Cáris Maroni

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.11.011

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“…This species is already proven to be a leishmaniasis reservoir and, for its synanthropic habits, it plays an important role in the peridomestic-forest traffic of degraded areas [35-37]. The present study confirms that molecular detection of Leishmania spp.…”

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Molecular detection of Leishmania spp. in road-killed wild mammals in the Central Western area of the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Richini-Pereira

Marson

Hayasaka

et al. 2014

J Venom Anim Toxins incl Trop Dis

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BackgroundRoad-killed wild animals have been classified as sentinels for detecting such zoonotic pathogens as Leishmania spp., offering new opportunities for epidemiological studies of this infection.MethodsThis study aimed to evaluate the presence of Leishmania spp. and Leishmania chagasi DNA by PCR in tissue samples (lung, liver, spleen, kidney, heart, mesenteric lymph node and adrenal gland) from 70 road-killed wild animals.ResultsDNA was detected in tissues of one Cavia aperea (Brazilian guinea pig), five Cerdocyon thous (crab-eating fox), one Dasypus septemcinctus (seven-banded armadillo), two Didelphis albiventris (white-eared opossum), one Hydrochoerus hydrochoeris (capybara), two Myrmecophaga tridactyla (giant anteater), one Procyon cancrivorus (crab-eating raccoon), two Sphiggurus spinosus (porcupine) and one Tamandua tetradactyla (lesser anteater) from different locations in the Central Western part of São Paulo state. The Leishmania chagasi DNA were confirmed in mesenteric lymph node of one Cerdocyon thous. Results indicated common infection in wild animals.ConclusionsThe approach employed herein proved useful for detecting the environmental occurrence of Leishmania spp. and L. chagasi, as well as determining natural wild reservoirs and contributing to understand the host-parasite interaction.

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Molecular detection of Leishmania spp. in road-killed wild mammals in the Central Western area of the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Richini-Pereira

Marson

Hayasaka

et al. 2014

J Venom Anim Toxins incl Trop Dis

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“…A unique study on a marsupial species able to explore distinct forest strata, the opossum Philander opossum , described its infection by L. amazonensis (Lainson et al., 1981a). The Leishmania species found infecting other marsupial species are described in Table 1 (Quintal et al., 2011). …”

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Wild and synanthropic reservoirs of Leishmania species in the Americas

Roque

Jansen

2014

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

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“…Domestic and wild canids are reservoirs of great epidemiological importance [2]; however, in Brazil, other animal species can also be infected, including wild rodents, marsupials and cats [3][4][5][6].…”

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Detection of Leishmania spp. using parasitological, serological and molecular assays in asymptomatic and sick cats from an endemic area of visceral leishmaniosis in Brazil

Alves-Martin¹,

Paixão²,

Silva³

et al. 2017

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Leishmania spp. in Didelphis albiventris and Micoureus paraguayanus (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae) of Brazil

Cited by 16 publications

References 29 publications

Molecular detection of Leishmania spp. in road-killed wild mammals in the Central Western area of the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Molecular detection of Leishmania spp. in road-killed wild mammals in the Central Western area of the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Wild and synanthropic reservoirs of Leishmania species in the Americas

Detection of Leishmania spp. using parasitological, serological and molecular assays in asymptomatic and sick cats from an endemic area of visceral leishmaniosis in Brazil

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