Machado M I, Milder R V, Pacheco R S, Silva M, Braga R R, Lainson R
Disciplina de Parsitologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Parasitology. 1994 Aug;109 ( Pt 2):135-8. doi: 10.1017/s0031182000076241.
Two domestic guinea-pigs (Cavia porcellus), bought in Pinheros, São Paulo State, Brazil, were taken by their owners to a farm in the rural district of Capão Bonito, close to the Atlantic Forest, São Paulo, where they both developed tumour-like and ulcerating lesions on the ears. The causative agent was identified as Leishmania (L.) enriettii, based on biological characters and isoenzyme profiles. Sources of the parasite in wild mammals, and the possible sandfly vector species are discussed.
两只在巴西圣保罗州皮涅罗斯购买的家养豚鼠（豚鼠属）被其主人带到圣保罗靠近大西洋森林的卡庞博尼托农村地区的一个农场，它们的耳朵上都出现了肿瘤样和溃疡性病变。根据生物学特征和同工酶谱，确定病原体为恩氏利什曼原虫。文中讨论了野生哺乳动物体内该寄生虫的来源以及可能的白蛉传播媒介种类。
