Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First occurrence of an autochthonous canine case of Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi in the municipality of Campinas, State of São Paulo, Brazil.
- Journal:
- Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
- Year:
- 2011
- Authors:
- Savani, Elisa San Martin Mouriz et al.
- Affiliation:
- Centro de Controle de Zoonoses do Municí · Brazil
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
An autochthonous case of visceral leishmaniasis is reported in a dog (Canis familiaris) as an apparently natural infection in a non-endemic area. DNA obtained from spleen and liver samples produced the expected fragment in a Leishmania-specific rDNA-based nested-PCR assay. The PCR product, a 490 bp fragment, was sequenced and the nucleotide sequence was identical to that of Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi. These results are surprising since no autochthonous human or canine cases of visceral leishmaniasis have ever been reported in this municipality. This case suggests that natural transmission of this disease is occurring in this area.
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