Dubey J P, Bwangamoi O, Courtney S P, Fritz D L
Livestock and Poultry Sciences Institute, Beltsville Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Maryland 20705-2350, USA.
J Parasitol. 1998 Aug;84(4):865-7.
A Leishmania sp.-like organism was found in the skin of a naturally infected 8-mo-old Red Dane female calf (Bos taurus) from Zimbabwe. There were multiple alopecic nodules, particularly on the face and udder. The nodules were up to 5 cm in diameter and larger ones were ulcerated and hemorrhagic. Numerous Leishmania-like amastigotes were seen in the skin lesions. Ultrastructurally, the organisms were oval to elongated (2-2.5 microm long), had a nucleus, a kinetoplast, and a flagellum. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Leishmania-like organisms found in an animal from Zimbabwe.
在一头来自津巴布韦的自然感染的8月龄红色丹麦雌性小牛（Bos taurus）的皮肤中发现了一种类似利什曼原虫属的生物体。有多个脱毛结节，特别是在面部和乳房上。结节直径达5厘米，较大的结节有溃疡和出血。在皮肤病变中可见大量类似利什曼原虫的无鞭毛体。在超微结构上，这些生物体呈椭圆形至细长形（长2-2.5微米），有一个细胞核、一个动质体和一根鞭毛。据我们所知，这是在津巴布韦动物中发现类似利什曼原虫生物体的首次报告。
