Isolation and molecular identification of cutaneous leishmaniasis in humans and dogs in middle Euphrates, Iraq

In Iraq, one of the endemic illnesses is cutaneous Leishmaniasis. This study aimed to characterize local isolates of Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major molecularly and determine how closely related they were to reference isolates from nearby nations. A total of 140 and 60 skin lesion samples we...

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Main Authors: Haider H. Alseady, Sahad M. Al-Dabbagh
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Language:Arabic
Published: University of Mosul, College of Veterinary Medicine 2024-04-01
Series:Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.vetmedmosul.com/article_182636_8eb93b12f99a31b3aad2457beede6c6f.pdf
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description In Iraq, one of the endemic illnesses is cutaneous Leishmaniasis. This study aimed to characterize local isolates of Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major molecularly and determine how closely related they were to reference isolates from nearby nations. A total of 140 and 60 skin lesion samples were collected from patients and dogs, respectively, from September 2021 to March 2022; molecular methods carried out to achieve the prevalence of cutaneous Leishmaniasis in humans and dogs, Nested PCR was done using the kDNA gene for phylogenetic analyses. The overall prevalence of cutaneous Leishmaniasis was 35% and 88.33% in humans and dogs, respectively; the findings showed the total prevalence of Leishmania major significant in dogs was 71.69% compared to Leishmania tropica was 28.35% with significant differences. Fifteen positive samples (Ten human and five dogs) were sequencing to Gen-bank database for phylogenetic analyses, which detected that seven of local isolates skin lesion human samples belongs to Leishmania major isolates IQ Kut isolates, Iraq and three isolates belongs to Leishmania tropica isolates IQ3, Iraq. Four of the local isolates skin lesion dog samples belong to Leishmania major isolates IQ Kut, Iraq, and one isolate belong to Leishmania tropica isolates IQ-7 Iraq. Determining many Leishmania major in humans and dogs indicates that dogs are key parasite reservoirs and significant zoonotic contributes to disease transmission to humans in the Middle Euphrates, Iraq.
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spelling doaj.art-0fd694bb693a4db2bcb65120d62b73bb2024-04-08T23:09:01ZaraUniversity of Mosul, College of Veterinary MedicineIraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences1607-38942071-12552024-04-0138242743510.33899/ijvs.2023.143821.3259182636Isolation and molecular identification of cutaneous leishmaniasis in humans and dogs in middle Euphrates, IraqHaider H. Alseady0Sahad M. Al-Dabbagh1Department of Medical Laboratory Techniques, Technical Institute of Babylon, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Babylon, IraqDepartment of Medical Laboratory Techniques, Al-Mansour’s Institute of Medical Technology, Middle Technical University, Baghdad, IraqIn Iraq, one of the endemic illnesses is cutaneous Leishmaniasis. This study aimed to characterize local isolates of Leishmania tropica and Leishmania major molecularly and determine how closely related they were to reference isolates from nearby nations. A total of 140 and 60 skin lesion samples were collected from patients and dogs, respectively, from September 2021 to March 2022; molecular methods carried out to achieve the prevalence of cutaneous Leishmaniasis in humans and dogs, Nested PCR was done using the kDNA gene for phylogenetic analyses. The overall prevalence of cutaneous Leishmaniasis was 35% and 88.33% in humans and dogs, respectively; the findings showed the total prevalence of Leishmania major significant in dogs was 71.69% compared to Leishmania tropica was 28.35% with significant differences. Fifteen positive samples (Ten human and five dogs) were sequencing to Gen-bank database for phylogenetic analyses, which detected that seven of local isolates skin lesion human samples belongs to Leishmania major isolates IQ Kut isolates, Iraq and three isolates belongs to Leishmania tropica isolates IQ3, Iraq. Four of the local isolates skin lesion dog samples belong to Leishmania major isolates IQ Kut, Iraq, and one isolate belong to Leishmania tropica isolates IQ-7 Iraq. Determining many Leishmania major in humans and dogs indicates that dogs are key parasite reservoirs and significant zoonotic contributes to disease transmission to humans in the Middle Euphrates, Iraq.https://www.vetmedmosul.com/article_182636_8eb93b12f99a31b3aad2457beede6c6f.pdfcutaneous leishmaniasislesionnested pcrphylogenetic analysis
spellingShingle Haider H. Alseady
Sahad M. Al-Dabbagh
Isolation and molecular identification of cutaneous leishmaniasis in humans and dogs in middle Euphrates, Iraq
Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences
cutaneous leishmaniasis
lesion
nested pcr
phylogenetic analysis
title Isolation and molecular identification of cutaneous leishmaniasis in humans and dogs in middle Euphrates, Iraq
title_full Isolation and molecular identification of cutaneous leishmaniasis in humans and dogs in middle Euphrates, Iraq
title_fullStr Isolation and molecular identification of cutaneous leishmaniasis in humans and dogs in middle Euphrates, Iraq
title_full_unstemmed Isolation and molecular identification of cutaneous leishmaniasis in humans and dogs in middle Euphrates, Iraq
title_short Isolation and molecular identification of cutaneous leishmaniasis in humans and dogs in middle Euphrates, Iraq
title_sort isolation and molecular identification of cutaneous leishmaniasis in humans and dogs in middle euphrates iraq
topic cutaneous leishmaniasis
lesion
nested pcr
phylogenetic analysis
url https://www.vetmedmosul.com/article_182636_8eb93b12f99a31b3aad2457beede6c6f.pdf
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