The hare (Lepus granatensis) as potential sylvatic reservoir of Leishmania infantum in Spain.
Vet Parasitol
; 190(1-2): 268-71, 2012 Nov 23.
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| ID: mdl-22677135
ABSTRACT
Xenodiagnosis of Leishmania infection in hares (Lepus granatensis) from a focus of human leishmaniasis in Fuenlabrada at southwestern Madrid region (Spain) proved that they are infective to Phlebotomus perniciosus. Molecular characterization of isolates obtained from sand flies infected after xenodiagnosis demonstrates that hares were infected by Leishmania infantum. This is the first evidence of the transmission of L. infantum from hares to sand flies. Moreover the results confirm the role that these animals can play as wild reservoirs of leishmaniasis for the recent outbreak of visceral leishmaniasis in Madrid.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Phlebotomus
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Reservatórios de Doenças
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Leishmania infantum
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Lebres
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Insetos Vetores
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Leishmaniose Visceral
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Vet Parasitol
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha