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Dahroug, M.A.A.; Almeida, A.B.P.F.; Sousa, V.R.F.; Dutra, V.; Turbino, N.C.M.R.; Nakazato, L.; de Souza, R.L.
_Leishmania chagasi_ in captive wild felids in Brazil
2010 Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (104): 73-74
This study used a PCR-RFLP test to determine the presence of _Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi_ in 16 captive wild felids [seven _Puma concolor_ (Linnaeus, 1771); five _Panthera onca_ (Linnaeus, 1758) and four _Leopardus pardalis_ (Linnaeus, 1758)] at the zoological park of the Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Amplification of _Leishmania_ spp. DNA was seen in samples from five pumas and one jaguar, and the species was characterized as _L. chagasi_ using restriction enzymes. It is already known that domestic felids can act as a reservoir of _L. chagasi_ in endemic areas, and further studies are necessary to investigate their participation in the epidemiological chain of leishmaniasis.
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