First Report of Canine Infection by Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis in the Brazilian Amazon
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Characterization of the Tomé-Açu City and the Study Areas
2.2. Dogs, Clinical Examination, and Blood Collection
2.3. Molecular Methodology
2.4. Sequencing
3. Results
Clinical Status, Frequency, and Aetiology of Canine Infection
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Villages | Agents | Dogs | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Asymptomatics | Poly/Oligosymptomatics | |||
Socorro | L. (L.) infantum | 5 | 1 | 6 |
L. (V.) guyanensis | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
L. (V.) braziliensis | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Leishmania (L.) sp. | 0 | 1 ♣ | 1 | |
Subtotal | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
Ubim | L. (L.) infantum | 5 | 1 | 6 |
L. (V.) guyanensis | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
L. (V.) braziliensis | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Subtotal | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
Total | 17 | 4 | 21 |
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Santos, F.J.A.; Nascimento, L.C.S.; Silva, W.B.; Oliveira, L.P.; Santos, W.S.; Aguiar, D.C.F.; Garcez, L.M. First Report of Canine Infection by Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis in the Brazilian Amazon. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 8488. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228488
Santos FJA, Nascimento LCS, Silva WB, Oliveira LP, Santos WS, Aguiar DCF, Garcez LM. First Report of Canine Infection by Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis in the Brazilian Amazon. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(22):8488. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228488
Chicago/Turabian StyleSantos, Francisco J. A., Luciana C. S. Nascimento, Wellington B. Silva, Luciana P. Oliveira, Walter S. Santos, Délia C. F. Aguiar, and Lourdes M. Garcez. 2020. "First Report of Canine Infection by Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis in the Brazilian Amazon" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 22: 8488. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228488