BRIEF COMMUNICATION FIRST OCCURRENCE OF AN AUTOCHTHONOUS CANINE CASE OF Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CAMPINAS, STATE OF SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL
Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo
BRIEF COMMUNICATION FIRST OCCURRENCE OF AN AUTOCHTHONOUS CANINE CASE OF Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CAMPINAS, STATE OF SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL
Ano: 2011 | Volume: 53 | Número: 4
Autores: Elisa San Martin Mouriz SAVANI, Douglas PRESOTTO, Thais ROBERTO, Maria Cecília Gibrail de Oliveira CAMARGO, Sandra Regina Nicoletti D’AURIA, Débora Veiga SACRAMENTO Autor Correspondente: Elisa San Martin Mouriz SAVANI | [email protected]
Palavras-chave: Visceral leishmaniasis, PCR, Epidemiology, Dogs, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Resumo Inglês:
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.
