title: Natural infection of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in Mus musculus captured in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
abstract: We report natural infection by Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in Mus musculus and Necromys lasiurus using molecular analyses (PCR-RFLP) of femoral bone marrow and skin fragments. The aim of this study was to detect infection by pathogenic species of Leishmania in small mammals in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The animals were captured in Peixoto de Azevedo, a cutaneous leishmaniasis-endemic region located in the north of the state, from October 30 to November 3, 2008. Natural infection by Leishmania in synanthropic rodents may be a threat to humans due to cohabitation of human domiciles in this area.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Clínica Médica Veterinária, Hospital Veterinário-HOVET, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tatiana Pádua Tavares
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: de Freitas
authors.forename: Paulo Sérgio
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: D'Andrea
authors.forename: Daphine Ariadne Jesus
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: de Paula
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nakazato
authors.forename: Valéria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dutra
authors.forename: Cibele Rodrigues
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bonvicino
authors.forename: Arleana do Bom Parto Ferreira
authors.initials: Ado B
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Eveline da Cruz
authors.initials: Eda C
authors.lastname: Boa-Sorte
authors.forename: Valéria Régia Franco
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Sousa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000469:parasitology; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004431:Ear, External; D005260:Female; D007892:Leishmania braziliensis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice / Q000469:parasitology*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D016205:Sigmodontinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan