Beck A, Beck R, Kusak J, Gudan A, Martinkovic F, Artukovic B, Hohsteter M, Huber D, Marinculic A, Grabarevic Z
Department of General Pathology and Pathological Morphology, Veterinary Faculty University of Zagreb, Heinzelova 55, Zagreb, Croatia.
J Wildl Dis. 2008 Apr;44(2):451-6. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-44.2.451.
The southern habitats of Croatia's gray wolf (Canis lupus) population are found in central and southern parts of Dalmatia. This region is recognized as an endemic region for canine visceral leishmaniosis, caused by Leishmania infantum. In November 2003, a 4-yr-old male gray wolf was found dead in the northwestern border of this endemic region. Pathologic and parasitologic analysis, confirmed by polymerase chain reaction, indicated that lesions associated with infection by Leishmania infantum are, in this case, typical for visceral leshmaniosis commonly described in dogs. Review of the literature suggests that this is the first reported case of gray wolf death due to lesions caused by L. infantum.
克罗地亚灰狼（Canis lupus）种群的南部栖息地位于达尔马提亚中部和南部地区。该地区被认为是由婴儿利什曼原虫引起的犬内脏利什曼病的流行地区。2003年11月，一只4岁的雄性灰狼在这个流行地区的西北边境被发现死亡。经聚合酶链反应证实的病理和寄生虫学分析表明，在这种情况下，与婴儿利什曼原虫感染相关的病变是犬类常见的内脏利什曼病的典型病变。文献回顾表明，这是首例报道的因婴儿利什曼原虫引起的病变导致灰狼死亡的病例。
