Applications of polymerase chain reaction for the detection of equine Leishmania sp. infection

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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2020v41n1p199

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Leishmania infantum, Diagnostic methods, Infection, Horses.

Resumen

Leishmaniasis is a neglected zoonotic disease caused by a variety of pathogenic Leishmania species. In the New World, especially in Brazil, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is caused by Leishmania infantum. The pathogen can infect several animal species including dogs, foxes, rodents, primates, felines, equines and humans. Dogs act as the primary domestic reservoirs. This study aimed to use polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detecting Leishmania infection in horses living in a canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) endemic region. DNA samples from horse peripheral blood were used to perform PCR. Templates were amplified using primers for the kinetoplast DNA (kDNA) minicircles, which were able to detect different species of Leishmania. In addition, primers for internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of ribosomal DNA were used for detection of Trypanosomatidae sp. Amongst the 75 (39%) positive PCR samples from total 192 samples, 21 samples were positive for kDNA and 63 samples were positive for either ITS, ITS1, or ITS2 gene markers. The kDNA PCR and sequencing allowed the detection of L. infantum in horse blood samples. To our knowledge, this is the first report of equine infection with L. infantum in Southern Brazil. These results proved that L. infantum could also infect horses in addition to humans and dogs, as well as in European countries. This conclusion emphasizes the urgent need to follow up investigation of the infection in these animals.

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Taiane Acunha Escobar, Universidade Federal do Pampa

Dra. em Bioquímica, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Pampa, UNIPAMPA, Uruguaiana, RS, Brasil.

Gabriela Döwich, Universidade Federal do Pampa

Discente de Mestrado, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal, UNIPAMPA, Uruguaiana, RS, Brasil.

Letícia Carvalho Cantele, Universidade Federal de Pampa

Médica Veterinária, Graduação em Medicina Veterinária, UNIPAMPA, Uruguaiana, RS, Brasil.

Geórgia Camargo Góss, Universidade Federal do Pampa

Discente de Mestrado, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal, UNIPAMPA, Uruguaiana, RS, Brasil.

Marcelo Lameiro Porciúncula, Universidade da Região da Campanha

Prof., Curso de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade da Região da Campanha, URCAMP, Alegrete, RS, Brasil.

Carla Teixeira Leite, Universidade Estadual Paulista

Drª em Medicina Veterinária, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP, Brasil.

Luísa Zuravski, Universidade Federal do Pampa

Dra. em Bioquímica, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica, Universidade Federal do Pampa, UNIPAMPA, Uruguaiana, RS, Brasil.

Claudia Acosta Duarte, Universidade Federal do Pampa

Profa., Curso de Graduação em Medicina Veterinária, UNIPAMPA, Uruguaiana, RS, Brasil.

Irina Lubeck, Universidade Federal do Pampa

Profa., Curso de Graduação em Medicina Veterinária, UNIPAMPA, Uruguaiana, RS, Brasil.

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Escobar, T. A., Döwich, G., Cantele, L. C., Góss, G. C., Porciúncula, M. L., Leite, C. T., … Lubeck, I. (2020). Applications of polymerase chain reaction for the detection of equine Leishmania sp. infection. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 41(1), 199–212. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2020v41n1p199

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