title: [Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi in wild canids kept in captivity in the State of Mato Grosso].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Visceral leishmaniasis is a zoonosis that affects many mammals, and domestic canids are the main reservoirs in urban environments. This note describes infection by Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum chagasi among wild canids kept in captivity in the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil.
  
  
  METHODS
  Skin, bone marrow and lymph node samples were collected from six crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous) and one bush dog (Spheotos venaticus), in order to detect and characterize Leishmania using the PCR-RFLP technique.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the animals studied were positive for Leishmania (L.) infantum chagasi.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study highlights the importance of adequate monitoring of these animals, as well as greater control of this disease, given that these animals are in a public recreation environment.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Clínica Médica Veterinária, Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT.
authors.forename: Nely Pinheiro
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: Arleana do Bom Parto Ferreira de
authors.initials: Ado B
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Tatiana Pádua Tavares de
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Freitas
authors.forename: Regina Celia Rodrigues da
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Paz
authors.forename: Valéria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dutra
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nakazato
authors.forename: Valéria Régia Franco
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Sousa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000469:parasitology*; D001938:Brazil; D004285:Dogs / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology*; D018314:Leishmania infantum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male