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Published on: April 21, 2012
First report on feline leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis in Amazonian Brazil
Liliane Almeida Carneiro1, Thiago Vasconcelos Dos Santos2, Luciana Vieira do Rêgo Lima2
1Centro Nacional de Primatas, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Pará, Brazil.
Abstract:
In the present study, we reported the natural infection by Leishmania sp. in a domestic cat, in which the amastigote forms of the parasite were observed within a lesion on its ear-tip. Fragment of the lesion was obtained and cultured in NNN medium, and PCR-RFLP analysis of the isolated sample was performed, which revealed that the profile was compatible with Leishmania (L.) amazonensis. This is the first proven case of a cat infected by L. (L.) amazonensis reported in Belém city, Pará state, northern Brazil.
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