Artículos de revistas
Uso da PCR de suabe conjuntival para detecção de Leishmania spp. Em gatos
Fecha
2015-01-01Registro en:
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinaria, v. 24, n. 2, p. 220-222, 2015.
0103-846X
10.1590/S1984-29612015016
S1984-29612015000200220
2-s2.0-84936097316
S1984-29612015000200220.pdf
Autor
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Institución
Resumen
The relevance of the dog as a source of visceral leishmaniasis infection is known, but the role of cats as reservoir hosts for leishmaniasis is not yet fully clear. This study assessed the efficacy of conjunctival swab PCR (CS-PCR) in the detection of cats infected by Leishmania spp. The results were seven (13.5%) cats positive for Leishmania spp. in the PCR, in 52 cats tested from Pirassunuga-SP and Ilha Solteira-SP. From the city of Pirassununga – SP 28.6% (2/7) were positive and from the city of Ilha Solteira – SP 11.1% (5/45) were positive. The results showed that CS-PCR was capable of detecting cats infected by this protozoan. Conjunctival swab samples proved easier to perform in cats, which might facilitate studies on the frequency and distribution of feline leishmaniasis.