Rodrigues Filipa Teixeira, Pereira Catarina, Dubey Jitender Prakash, Nóvoa Miguel, Quaresma Miguel, Schallig Henk, Cardoso Luís, Lopes Ana Patrícia
Laboratório de Parasitologia, Departamento de Ciências Veterinárias, Escola de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro - UTAD, Vila Real, Portugal.
Clínica Veterinária VetSantiago, Bragança, Portugal.
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2019 Jan-Mar;28(1):172-176. doi: 10.1590/S1984-296120180091. Epub 2019 Mar 14.
Toxoplasma gondii and Leishmania infantum are zoonotic protozoal parasites. Serum samples were obtained from 186 donkeys (Equus africanus asinus) from Portugal and assessed for antibodies to T. gondii by the modified agglutination test (MAT). For titration of antibodies to Leishmania spp. the direct agglutination test was used (DAT). Eleven donkeys were seropositive for T. gondii with titres of 20 (n = 7), 80 (n = 2), 640 (n = 1) and ≥ 2560 (n = 1). One donkey was seropositive for Leishmania spp. (titre of 800). Donkeys in Portugal are exposed to and can be infected with T. gondii and Leishmania spp.
刚地弓形虫和婴儿利什曼原虫是人畜共患的原生动物寄生虫。从葡萄牙的186头驴(非洲野驴)采集血清样本,通过改良凝集试验(MAT)评估抗刚地弓形虫抗体。对于利什曼原虫属抗体的滴定,使用直接凝集试验(DAT)。11头驴抗刚地弓形虫血清学阳性,滴度分别为20(n = 7)、80(n = 2)、640(n = 1)和≥2560(n = 1)。1头驴利什曼原虫属血清学阳性(滴度为800)。葡萄牙的驴接触并可感染刚地弓形虫和利什曼原虫属。