title: Leishmania infantum MON-98: infection in a dog from Alto Douro, Portugal.
abstract: We report the isolation of Leishmania infantum zymodeme MON-98 in Portugal, its first known occurrence outside the focus of El Agamy, Egypt. One dog found to be infected with Acanthocheilonema dracunculoides during a survey of canine filariosis in the Alto Douro region, north-east Portugal, was also discovered to have Leishmania in bone marrow. The isolated strain was identified by isoenzyme analysis. A search for other possible cases of L. infantum MON-98 infection in dogs, vectors and particularly humans is necessary to establish the real epidemiological importance of this zymodeme in the endemic region of Alto Douro.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Higiene e Sanidade, ICETA, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5001-911 Vila Real, Portugal. lcardoso@utad.pt
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cordeiro-da-Silva
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pratlong
authors.forename: J-P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dedet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D018314:Leishmania infantum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011174:Portugal