First report on feline leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis in Amazonian Brazil

Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports. 2020 Jan:19:100360. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2019.100360. Epub 2019 Dec 3.

Abstract

In the present study, we reported the natural infection by Leishmania sp. in a domestic cat, in which the amastigote forms of the parasite were observed within a lesion on its ear-tip. Fragment of the lesion was obtained and cultured in NNN medium, and PCR-RFLP analysis of the isolated sample was performed, which revealed that the profile was compatible with Leishmania (L.) amazonensis. This is the first proven case of a cat infected by L. (L.) amazonensis reported in Belém city, Pará state, northern Brazil.

Keywords: Amazonian Brazil; Cat; Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Allopurinol / therapeutic use*
  • Animals
  • Azithromycin / therapeutic use*
  • Brazil
  • Cat Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Cat Diseases / drug therapy
  • Cat Diseases / parasitology
  • Cats
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Leishmania mexicana / isolation & purification*
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / diagnosis
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / drug therapy
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / parasitology
  • Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / veterinary*
  • Skin Diseases / diagnosis
  • Skin Diseases / drug therapy
  • Skin Diseases / parasitology
  • Skin Diseases / veterinary*
  • Trypanocidal Agents / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Trypanocidal Agents
  • Allopurinol
  • Azithromycin