Occurrence of Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi in a domestic cat (Felis catus) in Andradina, São Paulo, Brazil: case report Ocorrência de Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi em gato doméstico (Felis catus) em Andradina, São Paulo, Brasil: relato de caso

Occurrence of Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi in a domestic cat (Felis catus) in Andradina, São Paulo, Brazil: case report Ocorrência de Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi em gato doméstico (Felis catus) em Andradina, São Paulo, Brasil: relato de caso

This work describes natural infection by Leishmania in a domestic cat where amastigote forms of the parasite were observed in the popliteal lymph node imprint. Positive and negative serological reactions were observed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and indirect immunofluorescence assay...

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Main Authors: Willian Marinho Dourado Coelho, Valéria Marçal Felix de Lima, Alessandro Francisco Talamini do Amarante, Helio Langoni, Virgínia Bodelão Richini Pereira, Aziz Abdelnour, Katia Denise Saraiva Bresciani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2010-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Gato
Leishmania chagasi
PCR
sorologia
Cat
serology
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