Leishmania infantum in Tigers and Sand Flies from a Leishmaniasis-Endemic Area, Southern Italy.
IFAT
Italy
Leishmania infantum
blood meal preferences
infection
leishmaniasis
parasites
protozoa
real-time PCR
sand flies
tigers
Journal
Emerging infectious diseases
ISSN: 1080-6059
Titre abrégé: Emerg Infect Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9508155
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2020
06 2020
Historique:
entrez:
23
5
2020
pubmed:
23
5
2020
medline:
22
6
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32441622
doi: 10.3201/eid2606.191668
pmc: PMC7258470
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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