Leishmania infantum in Tigers and Sand Flies from a Leishmaniasis-Endemic Area, Southern Italy

We detected Leishmania infantum infection in 45% of tigers and 5.3% of sand flies tested at a zoo in southern Italy in 2019. These infections in tigers and the abundance of Phlebotomus perniciosus sand flies represent a potential risk to other animals and humans living in or visiting the zoo.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Iatta, Roberta, Zatelli, Andrea, Laricchiuta, Pietro, Legrottaglie, Matteo, Modry, David, Dantas-Torres, Filipe, Otranto, Domenico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7258470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32441622
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2606.191668
Descripción
Sumario:We detected Leishmania infantum infection in 45% of tigers and 5.3% of sand flies tested at a zoo in southern Italy in 2019. These infections in tigers and the abundance of Phlebotomus perniciosus sand flies represent a potential risk to other animals and humans living in or visiting the zoo.

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