Leishmania infantum in Tigers and Sand Flies from a Leishmaniasis-Endemic Area, Southern Italy.

Iatta, Roberta; Zatelli, Andrea; Laricchiuta, Pietro; Legrottaglie, Matteo; Modry, David; Dantas-Torres, Filipe; Otranto, Domenico

Iatta, Roberta; Zatelli, Andrea; Laricchiuta, Pietro; Legrottaglie, Matteo; Modry, David; Dantas-Torres, Filipe; Otranto, Domenico.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 26(6): 1311-1314, 2020 06.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32441622

ABSTRACT

We detected Leishmania infantum infection in 45% of tigers and 5.3% of sand flies tested at a zoo in southern Italy in 2019. These infections in tigers and the abundance of Phlebotomus perniciosus sand flies represent a potential risk to other animals and humans living in or visiting the zoo.

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Leishmania infantum; Leishmaniasis, Visceral; Leishmaniasis; Psychodidae; Tigers; Animals; Humans; Italy/epidemiology; Leishmaniasis, Visceral/epidemiology; Leishmaniasis, Visceral/veterinary

Key words

IFAT; Italy; Leishmania infantum; blood meal preferences; infection; leishmaniasis; parasites; protozoa; real-time PCR; sand flies; tigers

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Psychodidae / Leishmaniasis / Leishmania infantum / Tigers / Leishmaniasis, Visceral Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2020 Type: Article

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