Aislamiento de Leishmania infantum a partir de Canis familiaris en área urbana del Caribe colombiano

Rivero Rodríguez, Matilde Elena | 2019-09-20

The isolation of parasites of the genus Leishmania is reported from a popliteal ganglion biopsy obtained from a dog with canine visceral leishmaniasis. The dog lived in the urban area of the municipality of Ovejas, Sucre, Colombia. The Indirect Immunofluorescence test was positive for anti-Leishmania spp antibodies up to a dilution of 1/128. The typing of L. infantum was performed by isoenzyme electrophoresis and by 924 Rev Inv Vet Perú 2018; 29(3): 923-930 M. Rivero et al. analysis of the sequence of the cytochrome b gene and the nuclear gene that codes for the heat shock protein of 70 Kda (Hsp70). The present finding is the first confirmation of infection by L. infantum in canines in the urban area of the Colombian Caribbean.

Tratamiento quirúrgico de discopatía cervical relato de caso

Da SILVA RIBEIRO, JAQUELINE ANDRADE | 2014-07-09