Molecular diagnosis of Leishmania amazonensis in a captive spider monkey in Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil.

Valéria Marçal Felix de Lima, Maria Emília Bodini Santiago, Leticia da Cruz Sanches, Beatriz Dolabela de Lima

Departamento de Clinica, Cirurgia e Reprodução Animal, Faculdade de Odontologia -- Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Aragatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. vmflima@fmva.unesp.br

Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians 2012 Dec

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The municipality of Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil, is an area endemic for leishmaniasis. At the zoo, a spider monkey (Ateles paniscus) showed nonpathognomonic symptoms, such as weight loss and pale mucous membranes. Blood was collected from the jugular vein and investigated for the presence of Leishmania spp. DNA by polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism. Parasite DNA was detected, and the pattern observed was identical to Leishmania amazonensis. This study presents molecular evidence of L. amazonensis infection in a captive spider monkey.

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Valéria Marçal Felix de Lima, Maria Emília Bodini Santiago, Leticia da Cruz Sanches, Beatriz Dolabela de Lima. Molecular diagnosis of Leishmania amazonensis in a captive spider monkey in Bauru, São Paulo, Brazil. Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians. 2012 Dec;43(4):943-5