Cutaneous leishmaniosis in a horse in southern Germany caused by Leishmania infantum
| Autor: | Maximilian Stechele, Mariano Domingo, Udo Hetzel, Gabriele Schönian, Kernt Koehler, Eberhard Burkhardt, Horst Zahner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Parasitic Diseases Animal Antibodies Protozoan Leishmaniasis Cutaneous Polymerase Chain Reaction Skin Diseases Germany parasitic diseases medicine Animals Horses Leishmania infantum General Veterinary biology Horse General Medicine biology.organism_classification Leishmania Virology Immunohistochemistry Immunology biology.protein Parasitology Histopathology Horse Diseases Antibody Restriction fragment length polymorphism |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary parasitology. 109(1-2) |
| ISSN: | 0304-4017 |
| Popis: | This report describes a case of cutaneous leishmaniosis in a horse in southern Germany. Diagnosis is based on histopathology, immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy. The protozoan was identified as Leishmania infantum via PCR and restriction fragment length polymorphism. The horse did not show specific Leishmania antibodies. The lesions healed completely within 6 months without any specific treatment. Since neither the infected horse nor its dam had ever left their rural area, autochthonous infection in Germany cannot be excluded. Factors possibly influencing the epidemiological situation are discussed. |
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