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Evidence of Leishmania infantum Infection in Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in a Natural Area in Madrid, Spain
Joint Authors
Toraño, Alfredo
Navarro, Alejandro
García-Seco, Teresa
Domínguez, Lucas
Moreno, Inmaculada
García, Nerea
Conty, María Luisa
Rodríguez-Bertos, Antonio
Alvarez, Julio
Prieto, Antonio
Domínguez, Mercedes
de la Cruz, María Luisa
Pérez-Sancho, Marta
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Leishmaniasis is one of the most important neglected zoonosis and remains endemic in at least 88 developing countries in the world.
In addition, anthropogenic environmental changes in urban areas are leading to its emergency world wide.
Zoonotic leishmaniasis control might only be achieved by an integrated approach targeting both the human host and the animal reservoirs, which in certain sylvatic cycles are yet to be identified.
Recently, hares have been pointed out as competent reservoirs of Leishmania infantum in Spain, but the role of other lagomorphs has not been clarified.
Here, 69 rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) from a natural area in Madrid in which a high density was present were analyzed using indirect (immunofluorescence antibody test, IFAT) and direct (PCR, culture) techniques.
Fifty-seven (82.6%) of the animals were positive to at least one technique, with IFAT yielding the highest proportion of positive samples.
L.
infantum was isolated in 13% animals demonstrating the occurrence of infection in this setting.
Our results suggest that rabbits could play a role of competent reservoir of L.
infantum and demonstrate that the prevalence of infection is high in the analyzed area.
American Psychological Association (APA)
García, Nerea& Moreno, Inmaculada& Alvarez, Julio& de la Cruz, María Luisa& Navarro, Alejandro& Pérez-Sancho, Marta…[et al.]. 2014. Evidence of Leishmania infantum Infection in Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in a Natural Area in Madrid, Spain. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-463085
Modern Language Association (MLA)
García, Nerea…[et al.]. Evidence of Leishmania infantum Infection in Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in a Natural Area in Madrid, Spain. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-463085
American Medical Association (AMA)
García, Nerea& Moreno, Inmaculada& Alvarez, Julio& de la Cruz, María Luisa& Navarro, Alejandro& Pérez-Sancho, Marta…[et al.]. Evidence of Leishmania infantum Infection in Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in a Natural Area in Madrid, Spain. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-463085
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-463085