Leishmania presence in bats in areas endemic for leishmaniasis in central-west Brazil
Ludiele Souza Castro, Maria Elizabeth Cavalheiros Dorval, Larissa Maria Dávalo Matheus, Aline Viana Bednaski, Gilberto Gonçalves Facco, Maurício Silveira, Carolina Ferreira Santos, Célia Maria Ferreira Gontijo, Ana Paula Garcia Oliveira, Eduardo de Castro Ferreira
Abstract
Leishmaniasis involves the participation of several species of both wild and domestic mammal hosts and sandfly vectors, which demonstrates the eco-epidemiological complexity observed in this disease. Bats are among the most abundant types of mammals and the scarcity of research on Leishmania infection in these animals gives evidence of the importance of new studies that aim to clarify this relationship.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyLeishmaniasisLeishmaniaEndemic diseasesCutaneous leishmaniasisDisease reservoirVirologyImmunologyParasite hostingWorld Wide WebComputer scienceResearch on Leishmaniasis StudiesVector-borne infectious diseasesViral Infections and Vectors