Abstract
From a canine case of american cutaneous leishmaniasis in the locality of Santa Rita de Cássia, municipality of Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, a serological survey was performed on 177 dogs and 43 cats. Evaluation of the canine serum samples showed that 10% had a positive reaction in the indirect immunofluorescence test and 10.7% in the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Among the feline serum samples tested, none of the animals had a positive reaction in the indirect immunofluorescence test and only one (2.4%) showed a positive reaction in the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The detection of an autochthonous case of Leishmania braziliensis in Barra Mansa gives warning that a focus of american cutaneous leishmaniasis is possibly becoming established in this region.
Highlights
From a canine case of american cutaneous leishmaniasis in the locality of Santa Rita de Cássia, municipality of Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, a serological survey was performed on 177 dogs and 43 cats
Embora 220 animais tenham sido cuidadosamente examinados, o parasita foi constatado em apenas um cão, que apresentou reatividade para ambos os testes sorológicos com o título de 1:320 na imunofluorescência indireta (IFI)
Outro resultado importante foi o encontro de cães sorologicamente positivos sem a presença de lesões o que reforça o relato de Marzochi e Barbosa-Santos em 1988, os quais sugerem a existência de animais infectados por Leishmania sem a presença deste sinal clínico[15]
Summary
From a canine case of american cutaneous leishmaniasis in the locality of Santa Rita de Cássia, municipality of Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, a serological survey was performed on 177 dogs and 43 cats. Durante um estudo no bairro de Santa Rita de Cássia, Barra Mansa (RJ) foi encontrado um cão naturalmente infectado por Leishmania sp., motivando este trabalho, através da busca ativa de possíveis outros casos em cães e gatos da região.
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