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Short communication: Visceral leishmaniasis in captive wild canids in Brazil

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in Belo Horizonte (State of Minas Gerais, Brazil). Leishmania sp. can naturally infect several species of mammals, and the domestic dog is the most important reservoir of the disease in South America. This report describes five cases of visceral leishmaniasis i...

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Published in:Veterinary parasitology 2008-08, Vol.155 (1-2), p.146-151
Main Authors: Luppi, Marcela M, Malta, Marcelo C C, Silva, Teane M A, Silva, Fabiana L, Motta, Rafael O C, Miranda, Ildiko, Ecco, Roselene, Santos, Renato L
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Language:English
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Summary:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in Belo Horizonte (State of Minas Gerais, Brazil). Leishmania sp. can naturally infect several species of mammals, and the domestic dog is the most important reservoir of the disease in South America. This report describes five cases of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazilian canids. Among 15 animals kept in captivity in a zoo in Belo Horizonte (State of Minas Gerais, Brazil), two animals, a bush dog (Spheotos venaticos) and a hoary zorro (Lycalopex vetulus) were serologically positive and developed clinical signs of VL, whereas three other canids, including a crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous), a maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), and a hoary zorro (Lycalopex vetulus) had positive serological results without clinical signs.
ISSN:0304-4017
DOI:10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.04.024