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The first record of American visceral leishmaniasis in domestic cats from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2007; Elsevier BV; Volume: 105; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.actatropica.2007.09.001

1873-6254

Alba Valéria Machado da Silva, Claudia Dias de Souza Cândido, Daniela de Pita Pereira, Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil, João Carlos Araújo Carreira,

Vector-borne infectious diseases

This paper is the first to report visceral leishmaniasis in domestic cats (Felis catus domesticus) from an endemic area in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. A relatively high seroprevalence of 25% was observed although none of them have presented any symptom. Our results support the observation of previous authors, suggesting that cats may be considered as alternative domestic hosts of visceral leishmaniasis and should be included in serological investigations performed in endemic areas.