TY - JOUR
T1 - First record of Leishmania braziliensis presence detected in bats, Mato Grosso do Sul, southwest Brazil
AU - Shapiro, Julie Teresa
AU - da Costa Lima Junior, Manoel Sebastião
AU - Dorval, Maria Elizabeth Cavalheiros
AU - de Oliveira França, Adriana
AU - Cepa Matos, Maria de Fatima
AU - Bordignon, Marcelo Oscar
PY - 2013/10/1
Y1 - 2013/10/1
N2 - Leishmaniasis, a zoonotic disease caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania, has expanded beyond its natural range and is becoming increasingly urban. Using PCR and PCR-RFLP, we detected Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in two bats (Chiroptera) in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, an endemic area. This is the first record of L. (V.) braziliensis in bats. It is also the first record of any Leishmania sp. in bats in the state. The animals testing positive were found in both a rural site and an urban site. These results indicate the need for further research into the viability of Leishmania in bats and could potentially have implications for public health in Mato Grosso do Sul, given the large populations of urban bats, their mobility, and their ability to roost at close proximity to humans within residences and other buildings.
AB - Leishmaniasis, a zoonotic disease caused by parasites of the genus Leishmania, has expanded beyond its natural range and is becoming increasingly urban. Using PCR and PCR-RFLP, we detected Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in two bats (Chiroptera) in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, an endemic area. This is the first record of L. (V.) braziliensis in bats. It is also the first record of any Leishmania sp. in bats in the state. The animals testing positive were found in both a rural site and an urban site. These results indicate the need for further research into the viability of Leishmania in bats and could potentially have implications for public health in Mato Grosso do Sul, given the large populations of urban bats, their mobility, and their ability to roost at close proximity to humans within residences and other buildings.
KW - Glossophaga soricina
KW - Leishmania braziliensis
KW - Molossus molossus
KW - Urbanization
KW - Zoonoses
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84883741599&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.07.004
DO - 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.07.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 23886850
AN - SCOPUS:84883741599
SN - 0001-706X
VL - 128
SP - 171
EP - 174
JO - Acta Tropica
JF - Acta Tropica
IS - 1
ER -
