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The role of sloths and anteaters as Leishmania spp. reservoirs: a review and a newly described natural infection of Leishmania mexicana in the northern anteater.
Muñoz-García, Claudia I; Sánchez-Montes, Sokani; Villanueva-García, Claudia; Romero-Callejas, Evangelina; Díaz-López, Hilda M; Gordillo-Chávez, Elías J; Martínez-Carrasco, Carlos; Berriatua, Eduardo; Rendón-Franco, Emilio.
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  • Muñoz-García CI; Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Campus Regional Internacional de Excelencia "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain.
  • Sánchez-Montes S; Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Animal, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Calzada del Hueso 1100, Col. Villa Quietud, Del. Coyoacán, C.P. 04960, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Villanueva-García C; Centro de Medicina Tropical, Unidad de Investigación en Medicina Experimental, Facultad de Medicina, Hospital General de México, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 06726, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Romero-Callejas E; Laboratorio de Ecología del Paisaje y Cambio Global, División Académica de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, 86150, Tabasco, Mexico.
  • Díaz-López HM; Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Del. Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Gordillo-Chávez EJ; Laboratorio de Ecología del Paisaje y Cambio Global, División Académica de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, 86150, Tabasco, Mexico.
  • Martínez-Carrasco C; Laboratorio de Ecología del Paisaje y Cambio Global, División Académica de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, 86150, Tabasco, Mexico.
  • Berriatua E; Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Campus Regional Internacional de Excelencia "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain.
  • Rendón-Franco E; Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Campus Regional Internacional de Excelencia "Campus Mare Nostrum", Universidad de Murcia, 30100, Murcia, Spain.
Parasitol Res ; 118(4): 1095-1101, 2019 Apr.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30770980
For years, mammals of the order Pilosa have been considered Leishmania reservoirs. But while most studies have focused on sloth species, anteaters have been overlooked, and in many Leishmania endemic countries like Mexico, no studies have been carried out. The aims of this work were to identify the presence of Leishmania spp. in tissue samples from road-killed northern tamanduas (Tamandua mexicana), using PCR amplification and sequencing of ITS1 DNA, and to discuss the role of Pilosa mammals as reservoirs of Leishmania based on available scientific records. This is the first study that identifies Leishmania in T. mexicana, from 1 of 16 individuals analyzed, so the estimated prevalence (CI 95%) of infection was 6.3% (0.3-27.2). Amplified sequence exhibited a 98.9% (727/735) similarity with L. mexicana, and phylogenetic analysis grouped the species in the L. mexicana-amazonensis cluster. The literature review revealed 241 cases of Leishmania spp. infection among 1219 Pilosa mammals evaluated, with prevalence between studies ranging from 3.5% in the brown-throated three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus) to 78% in the Hoffman's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni). Current scientific information indicates that C. hoffmanni sloths are reservoirs of Leishmania, and further studies are needed in order to clarify if other Pilosa species play a role in Leishmania transmission.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Bichos-Preguiça / Leishmania mexicana / Reservatórios de Doenças / Leishmaniose / Xenarthra Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: Mexico Idioma: En Revista: Parasitol Res Assunto da revista: PARASITOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Espanha País de publicação: Alemanha
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Bichos-Preguiça / Leishmania mexicana / Reservatórios de Doenças / Leishmaniose / Xenarthra Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: Mexico Idioma: En Revista: Parasitol Res Assunto da revista: PARASITOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Espanha País de publicação: Alemanha