Recovery of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis from Inoculated Hamsters

Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis has never been isolated from wild animals although it is apparently capable of inducing infections in man, dogs, and donkeys. An analysis of the standard hamster culture system for analyzing infectivity of Leishmania sp. was undertaken. Results indicate that for L....

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Published in:The Journal of parasitology 1988-06, Vol.74 (3), p.512-514
Main Authors: Peterson, Norman E., Maria A. F. Costa, Vexenat, Júlio A., Netto, Eduardo M., Marsden, Philip D., Magalhães, Albino V., Barretto, Air C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Brazilian culture
Cricetinae
Cultural groups
Culture media
Hamsters
Human protozoal diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Inoculation
Leishmania - isolation & purification
Leishmania braziliensis
Leishmania braziliensis - isolation & purification
Leshmaniasis
Liver
Liver - parasitology
Medical sciences
Parasites
Parasitic diseases
Parasitology
Protozoal diseases
Research Notes
Skin Ulcer - parasitology
Spleen
Spleen - parasitology
Tropical medicine
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Summary:Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis has never been isolated from wild animals although it is apparently capable of inducing infections in man, dogs, and donkeys. An analysis of the standard hamster culture system for analyzing infectivity of Leishmania sp. was undertaken. Results indicate that for L. (V.) braziliensis, routine cultivation of aspirates taken from the inoculation sites of 1 -mo-infected hamsters should be undertaken. Moreover, in at least 1 of the 3 strains examined, isolation of the parasite was only achieved after 84 days of cultivation.
ISSN:0022-3395
1937-2345
DOI:10.2307/3282071