Report of the presence of Leishmania infantum in the milk of a naturally infected female dog in Brazil.

Autor: Ribeiro VM; Santo Agostinho Hospital Veterinário, Brazil. Electronic address: vitor@sahv.com.br., Júnior DMG; Santo Agostinho Hospital Veterinário, Brazil., Ottino J; Santo Agostinho Hospital Veterinário, Brazil; Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil., Valle GR; Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Brazil., de Miranda Estevam LGT; Instituto Rene Rachou - Fiocruz Minas Gerais, Brazil., de Carvalho OV; TECSA Laboratórios®, Brazil., Paz GF; Instituto Rene Rachou - Fiocruz Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Veterinary parasitology, regional studies and reports [Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports] 2022 Nov; Vol. 36, pp. 100795. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 13.
DOI: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2022.100795
Abstrakt: Dogs are the most important reservoir of Leishmania infantum, the causal agent of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil. Although lymphoid tissue is the most important biological tissue where amastigotes can be found, this paper describes the presence of L. infantum DNA in the milk of a lactating naturally infected female dog. This finding suggests the need for further studies to elucidate whether breastfeeding can be a route of infection.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest related to the study.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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