Rattus norvegicus (Rodentia : Muridae) Infected by Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum (syn. Le. chagasi) in Brazil
Joint Authors
Lara-Silva, Fabiana de Oliveira
Fortes-Dias, Consuelo Latorre
Lopes, Maria Olímpia Garcia
Ferreira, Eduardo de Castro
Michalsky, Érika Monteiro
Pinheiro, Aimara da Costa
Dias, Edelberto Santos
Barata, Ricardo Andrade
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-02-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In the present study we surveyed the fauna of phlebotomine sand flies and small mammals in peridomestic areas from a Brazilian municipality where the American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is endemic.
A total of 608 female phlebotomine sand flies were captured during nine months in 2009 and 2010.
Seven different species were represented with 60% of them being Lutzomyia intermedia and Lu.
whitmani, both incriminated vectors of ACL.
Lu.
longipalpis, a proven vector of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) was also captured at high proportion (12.8%).
Genomic DNA analysis of 136 species-specific pools of female sand flies followed by molecular genotyping showed the presence of Leishmania infantum DNA in two pools of Lu.
longipalpis.
The same Leishmania species was found in one blood sample from Rattus norvegicus among 119 blood and tissue samples analysed.
This is the first report of Le.
infantum in R.
norvegicus in the Americas and suggests a possible role for this rodent species in the zoonotic cycle of VL.
Our study coincided with the reemergence of VL in Governador Valadares.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lara-Silva, Fabiana de Oliveira& Barata, Ricardo Andrade& Michalsky, Érika Monteiro& Ferreira, Eduardo de Castro& Lopes, Maria Olímpia Garcia& Pinheiro, Aimara da Costa…[et al.]. 2014. Rattus norvegicus (Rodentia : Muridae) Infected by Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum (syn. Le. chagasi) in Brazil. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483490
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lara-Silva, Fabiana de Oliveira…[et al.]. Rattus norvegicus (Rodentia : Muridae) Infected by Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum (syn. Le. chagasi) in Brazil. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483490
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lara-Silva, Fabiana de Oliveira& Barata, Ricardo Andrade& Michalsky, Érika Monteiro& Ferreira, Eduardo de Castro& Lopes, Maria Olímpia Garcia& Pinheiro, Aimara da Costa…[et al.]. Rattus norvegicus (Rodentia : Muridae) Infected by Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum (syn. Le. chagasi) in Brazil. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-483490
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-483490