The relationships among Leishmania infantum and phyllostomid bats assessed by histopathological and molecular assays.

ABSTRACT: Bats have been reported as reservoir host of Leishmania spp. worldwide, mostly by molecular detection. However, it is still unclear whether bats act as reservoirs of Leishmania infantum to sandflies vectors. In this sense, the investigation of amastigotes forms in the target organs, and the characterization of their associated inflammation, may help to clarify the epidemiological importance of bats in endemic areas for leishmaniasis. The aim of this work was to investigate the host-parasite relationships under microscopic evaluation and predict the epidemiological role of two phyllostomid bats species naturally infected by L. infantum in an endemic area for human leishmaniasis. Fragments of skin, liver and spleen of L. infantum positive and negative bats (Art

SUBMITTER: da Silva AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10797179 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature