Occurrence of leishmaniasis in cats from endemic area for visceral leishmaniasis

Authors

  • Thiago André Carreo Costa Faculdade Pio Décimo, Aracaju, SE
  • Claudio Nazaretian Rossi Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, São Paulo, SP
  • Márcia Dalastra Laurenti Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Patologia, São Paulo, SP
  • Ana Amélia Domingues Gomes Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabal, SP
  • Juliana Peloi Vides Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, SP
  • Ludmila Silva Vicente Sobrinho Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, SP
  • Marcondes Mary Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.bjvras.2010.26858

Keywords:

ELISA, Immunodiagnosis, Feline, Leishmania sp

Abstract

Despite the description of several cases of feline leishmaniasis around the world, little information is available about the importance of the cat as a reservoir of the disease. The aim of the present study was to determine the occurrence of leishmaniasis in cats from an endemic area for visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil. Two hundred cats were included in this study. Infection was evaluated through the presence of amastigotes in stained smears from fine-needle aspirates of lymph nodes, bone marrow, spleen and liver, and by antibody reactivity against Leishmania chagasi using indirect ELISA. Our results showed a prevalence of infection in 14.5% (31/200) of the feline population studied, with 4% (8/200) of positivity by parasitological diagnosis and 11.5% (23/200) by serology.

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Published

2010-06-01

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 3 (2010)

Section

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How to Cite

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Costa TAC, Rossi CN, Laurenti MD, Gomes AAD, Vides JP, Vicente Sobrinho LS, et al. Occurrence of leishmaniasis in cats from endemic area for visceral leishmaniasis. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2010 Jun. 1 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];47(3):212-7. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/26858