Public Health Chair, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, National University of the Northeast. Sargento Cabral 2139,Corrientes (3400), Argentina.
Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 2020;113(2):63-69. doi: 10.3166/bspe-2020-0125.
Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease of importance in Argentina. It is important to be acquainted with its possible natural hosts and reservoirs. Bats have several reservoir attributes, which means they could fulfill these roles. The aim of this work was to investigate the presence of Leishmania sp. in bats that inhabit the city of Corrientes. Bats were captured and identified. From the captured specimens, spleen samples were taken and Leishmania sp. detection techniques were applied, including both optical microscopy and PCR. It was possible to capture 95 bat specimens belonging to 10 species. Using cytological preparations, a prevalence of 1.29% was detected and using PCR a prevalence of 32% was found. Our results confirm the presence of natural infection by Leishmania sp. in bats of the city of Corrientes which reveals the possibility of these animal species fulfilling a reservoir role for this disease.
利什曼病是一种在阿根廷具有重要意义的人畜共患病。了解其可能的天然宿主和储存宿主非常重要。蝙蝠具有几种储存属性，这意味着它们可能具有这些作用。这项工作的目的是调查栖息在科连特斯市的蝙蝠中是否存在利什曼原虫。捕获了蝙蝠并进行了鉴定。从捕获的标本中采集了脾脏样本，并应用了利什曼原虫检测技术，包括光学显微镜和 PCR。共捕获了 95 只属于 10 种的蝙蝠标本。使用细胞学制剂检测到 1.29%的患病率，而使用 PCR 检测到 32%的患病率。我们的结果证实了科连特斯市蝙蝠中存在利什曼原虫的自然感染，这表明这些动物物种有可能成为该疾病的储存宿主。
