| Revue: | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000459463 |
| ISSN: | 0074-0276 |
| Autores: | Mendes-Junior, Artur Augusto Velho1 Filgueira, Camila Patrício Braga2 Miranda, Luciana de Freitas Campos1 Almeida, Adilson Benedito de1 Cantanhêde, Lilian Motta2 Fagundes, Aline1 Pereira, Sandro Antônio1 Menezes, Rodrigo Caldas1 Cupolillo, Elisa2 |
| Instituciones: | 1Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil 2Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil |
| Año: | 2023 |
| Volumen: | 118 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Aplicado, descriptivo |
| Resumen en inglés | BACKGROUND Epidemiological data related to leishmaniases or Leishmania infection in horses are scarce. However, studies carried out in different regions in the world showed equids parasitised by Leishmania braziliensis, L. infantum and L. martiniquensis. OBJECTIVES Identify the Leishmania species causing cutaneous leishmaniasis in a mare, living in Rio de Janeiro State (Brazil), and search the presence of Leishmania viruses in the isolated parasite. METHODS Isoenzymes and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting ITSrDNA region followed by sequencing were conducted for typing the isolated parasite. A search for Leishmania virus infection was also performed. FINDINGS The mare presented skin nodules and ulcers in the left pinna caused by Leishmania spp. that was detected by culture and PCR. The parasite was identified as Leishmania (Mundinia) martiniquensis, infected by Leishbunyavirus (LBV), representing the first description of this species in South America. The animal travelled to different Brazilian regions, but not to outside the country. MAIN CONCLUSIONS The worldwide distribution of L. martiniquensis and its infection by LBV were confirmed in this study, indicating the autochthonous transmission cycle in Brazil. The clinical profile of the disease in the mare, showing fast spontaneous healing of cutaneous lesions, may indicate that skin lesions related to L. martiniquensis infection in horses might be underdiagnosed |
| Disciplinas: | Medicina veterinaria y zootecnia |
| Palabras clave: | Equinos, Parasitología, Nuevos registros, Leishmania martiniquensis, Leishbunyavirus, Yeguas, Leishmaniasis cutánea, América del Sur |
| Keyword: | Horses, Parasitology, New records, Cutaneous leishmaniasis, Mares, Leishmania martiniquensis, Leishbunyavirus, South America |
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