Nuevos conocimientos sobre las manifestaciones clínicas graves y las muertes por leishmaniasis visceral en zorros cangrejeros de vida libre (Cerdocyon thous) en Brasil

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i16.22869

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Zorro cangrejero; Leishmaniasis; Enfermedades parasitarias; Enfermedad tropical desatendida; Brasil.

Resumen

La leishmaniasis visceral (LV) es una enfermedad tropical zoonótica y grave desatendida, con distribución mundial, que aún causa muchas muertes entre perros y humanos. Brasil es el país responsable de aproximadamente el 97% de los casos de leishmaniasis en las Américas y la enfermedad todavía se considera un problema de salud pública grave. Entre los mamíferos silvestres, los estudios demuestran la participación de Cerdocyon thous en el ciclo biológico de Leishmania. Sin embargo, varios autores consideran que la manifestación clínica de la enfermedad es rara o leve en animales de vida libre. En este documento, demostramos la aparición de cánticos clínicos graves y muertes causadas por LV en zorros cangrejeros que viven en libertad. Tres especímenes de zorros recolectados de áreas periurbanas fueron diagnosticados con LV. Los animales presentaron alteraciones cutáneas, oftalmológicas, gastrointestinales, locomotoras y hematológicas, y fallecieron tras progresión clínica. Identificamos la presencia de anticuerpos anti-Leishmania mediante prueba inmunocromatográfica en todas las muestras. También observamos amastigotes intra y extracelulares en citología cutánea y aspirado de ganglios linfáticos. Además, el ADN de Leishmania infantum se identificó en todas las muestras mediante la técnica de reacción en cadena del polímero. Adicionalmente, realizamos hemograma y pruebas parasitológicas de heces y observamos alteraciones hematológicas comunes a la LV, como anemia y linfopenia. Tomados en conjunto, nuestros datos demuestran que VL puede inducir complicaciones clínicas e incluso causar la muerte en C. thous y corroboran que este zorro cangrejero es un huésped adecuado para L. infantum.

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07/12/2021

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SILVA, M. A. D. da .; OLIVEIRA, M. R. .; SCHETTINO, S. C. .; SANTOS, I. G. dos .; OLIVEIRA NETO, M. B. .; SILVA, W. S. I. da .; BATISTA, A. I. V.; RAMOS, C. A. do N. .; RAMOS, R. A. N. .; BEZERRA-SANTOS, M. .; LIMA, V. F. S. . Nuevos conocimientos sobre las manifestaciones clínicas graves y las muertes por leishmaniasis visceral en zorros cangrejeros de vida libre (Cerdocyon thous) en Brasil. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 16, p. e108101622869, 2021. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v10i16.22869. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/22869. Acesso em: 30 jun. 2024.

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