Ciência Rural (Jan 2015)

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

  • Patrícia Lazari,
  • Arleana do Bom Parto Ferreira de Almeida,
  • Valéria Dutra,
  • Luciano Nakazato,
  • Álvaro Felipe de Lima Ruy Dias,
  • Veruska Nogueira de Brito,
  • Cenita Maria Oliveira,
  • Valéria Régia Franco Sousa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20150126
Journal volume & issue
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pp. 0 – 0

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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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