Laboratoire MIVEGEC, UMR IRD 224-CNRS 5290-Université Montpellier 1, Montpellier, F-34394, France.
Vet Parasitol. 2011 Sep 27;181(2-4):325-8. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.04.028. Epub 2011 Apr 21.
We report the first case of natural infection of a domestic female cat (Felis catus) by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in French Guiana. The infected animal had a cutaneous ulcer on the nose and nodules of different sizes in the ears. The diagnosis was confirmed by molecular analysis of cutaneous samples that detected the presence of Leishmania parasites and allowed identifying the Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis species. The discovery of a cat infected by L. (V.) braziliensis suggests the possibility that cats could be potential secondary reservoirs of Leishmania parasites in French Guiana. Thus, it would be important to investigate the possible epidemiological role of domestic cats in domestic foci of Leishmania in this region.
我们报告了首例在法属圭亚那由 Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis 引起的家养雌性猫（Felis catus）自然感染的病例。受感染的动物鼻子上有一个皮肤溃疡，耳朵上有不同大小的结节。通过对皮肤样本的分子分析确诊了该病例，该分析检测到了存在利什曼原虫寄生虫，并确定了 Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis 物种。猫感染 L. (V.) braziliensis 的发现表明，猫可能是法属圭亚那利什曼原虫寄生虫的潜在次要储存宿主。因此，调查家猫在该地区利什曼原虫的家庭病源中的可能的流行病学作用非常重要。
