Susceptibility of Kuwaiti rodents and experimental mice to isolates of Leishmania spp.

Al-Taqi, Muna; Mohammed, A. H

doi:10.1016/0035-9203(81)90043-2

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“…Although Jaculus spp. were found to be susceptible to experimental infection with Leishmania parasites, the infection seems to be chronic and does not impair animal health [ 30 , 31 ], even in Tunisia with L . tropica [ 32 ].…”

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First Report of Two Jaculus Rodents as Potential Reservoir Hosts of Leishmania Parasites in Tunisia

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This study shows, for the first time, natural Leishmania infection among Jaculus spp. in an endemic region of Tataouine, South Tunisia. To better characterize the transmission cycles in this complex focus of mixed transmission, Leishmania detection and species identification were performed by direct examination, internal transcribed spacer-1 (ITS1)-PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), and sequencing of Jaculus (J.) jaculus (Linnaeus, 1758) and J. hirtipes (Lichtenstein, 1823) rodent species, which are frequently encountered in this area. Leishmania parasites were observed in 19 (41.3%) smears, while DNA parasites were detected in 28 (60.9%) Jaculus spp. spleens; among them, 12 (54.5%) were from 22 J. jaculus individuals and 16 (66.7%) were from 24 J. hirtipes individuals. Leishmania parasites were confirmed as Leishmania (L.) killicki (syn. L. tropica) in two J. hirtipes individuals (4.3%) and L. major (n = 24; 52.2%) in 10 J. jaculus and 14 J. hirtipes individuals. This finding represents the first evidence of natural infection with Leishmania parasites in rodents belonging to the Jaculus genus, providing the rationale to consider them as potential reservoir hosts of Old World Leishmania parasites in Tunisia and North Africa.

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First Report of Two Jaculus Rodents as Potential Reservoir Hosts of Leishmania Parasites in Tunisia

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“…A further stage in the quest to identify the reservoir was to examine various aspects of host-parasite relationships. Recently, Al-Taqi & Mohammed (1981) carried out studies on the susceptibility of local rodents (Mus musculus, Rattus norvegicus, Gerbillus cheesmani, Jaculus jaculus and Meriones crassus) to various strains of Leishmania and showed that, although some species were susceptible to foreign Leishmania species, only two rodents (Mus musculus and J. jaculus) were susceptible to local Leishmaniae and then only to one of the three strains tested. The identity of the reservoir, if there is one, remains unsolved.…”

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“…Sandflies were collected in all these places. Furthermore, it was not possible to correlate the peaks of leishmaniasis with a national tradition of the Kuwaitis to camp for one or two weeks in spring (February or March) in the nearby desert, thus entering the habitat of wild rodents and a possible zoonotic cycle of leishmaniasis (Al-Taqi & Mohammed, 1981).…”

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Sandflies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) and leishmaniasis in Kuwait

Lane

Al-Taqi

1983

Bull. Entomol. Res.

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A survey of the phlebotomine sandflies in and around Kuwait City (Kuwait) was made during May and June 1981. Three species were found associated with human habitations: Phlebotomus papatasi (Scop.), P. alexandri Sinton and Sergentomyia antennata (Newst.). Sandflies were more abundant in newly developed areas on the periphery of the city than in the central or well-established areas. The five species in the phlebotomine fauna of Kuwait are reviewed and compared with those in adjacent countries. The relationship between the distribution of sandflies and building development is discussed and related to the recent increases in leishmaniasis cases in Kuwait. It is suggested that P. papatasi is the local vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis.

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Leishmania tropica infection in hamsters and a review of the animal pathogenicity of this species

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Killick‐Kendrick

1992

Experimental Parasitology

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Susceptibility of Kuwaiti rodents and experimental mice to isolates of Leishmania spp.

Cited by 5 publications

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First Report of Two Jaculus Rodents as Potential Reservoir Hosts of Leishmania Parasites in Tunisia

First Report of Two Jaculus Rodents as Potential Reservoir Hosts of Leishmania Parasites in Tunisia

Sandflies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) and leishmaniasis in Kuwait

Leishmania tropica infection in hamsters and a review of the animal pathogenicity of this species

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