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Biblioteca(s): | Embrapa Gado de Corte.
Data corrente: | 13/10/2017
Data da última atualização: | 26/10/2017
Autoria: | REZENDE, M. B. de; HERRERA, H. M.; CARVALHO, C. M. E.; ANJOS, E. A. C.; RAMS, C. A. N.; ARAUJO, F. R.; TORRES, J. M.; OLIVEIRA, C. E. de.
Afiliação: | Universidade Católica Dom Bosco - UCDB; Universidade Católica Dom Bosco - UCDB; Universidade Católica Dom Bosco - UCDB; Bolsista CAPES/ Universidade Católica Dom Bosco - UCDB; Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul - UFMS; FLABIO RIBEIRO ARAUJO, CNPGC; Universidade Católica Dom Bosco - UCDB; Universidade Católica Dom Bosco - UCDB.
Título: | Detection of Leishmania spp. in Bats from an Area of Brazil Endemic for Visceral Leishmaniasis.
Ano de publicação: | 2017
Fonte/Imprenta: | Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, p. 1-7, 2017.
DOI: | 10.1111/tbed.12597
Idioma: | Inglês
Notas: | SHORT COMMUNICATION
Conteúdo: | The multihost parasites Leishmania spp. infect a broad range of wild mammalian species including bats. Several species of bats have adapted to a variety of food resources and shelters in urban areas. This study aimed to detect Leishmania spp. DNA in bats present in forest fragments located in metropolitan areas endemic for leishmaniasis in Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), Brazil. Blood samples were obtained from 80 individuals, including eight species of Phyllostomidae and one species of Vespertilionidae. Thirty of the 80 bats were positive for Leishmania spp. using conventional PCR, all belonging to the family Phyllostomidae. Eighteen samples tested by real-time PCR (qPCR) using specific primers for the kDNA of Leishmania infantum were positive. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report detecting Leishmania spp. in Platyrrhinus incarum in addition to being the first reported detection of L. infantum in the bat species Phyllostomus discolor, Platyrrhinus lineatus, Artibeus planirostris and Artibeus lituratus. Our results show that bats can host Leishmania spp. in areas endemic for leishmaniasis, which must be taken into account in disease control operations by public health authorities.
Palavras-Chave: | Diagnostic; Molecular assay; Natural infecção; Natural infection.
Thesagro: | Diagnostico; Infecção; Morcego.
Thesaurus Nal: | Chiroptera; Leishmania infantum; Phyllostomidae; Vespertilionidae.
Categoria do assunto: | --
Registro original: | Embrapa Gado de Corte (CNPGC)
Exemplares: | CNPGC - (16856-1) - UPC - AP - DD -  -  -  - DIS