Visceral leishmaniasis in the hoary zorro Dusicyon vetulus: A case of mistaken identity

被引：30
作者：
Courtenay, O
Santana, EW
Johnson, PJ
Vasconcelos, IAB
Vasconcelos, AW
机构：
[1] UNIV LONDON LONDON SCH HYG & TROP MED, DEPT MED PARASITOL, LONDON WC1E 7HT, ENGLAND
[2] UNIV FED CEARA, FORTALEZA, CEARA, BRAZIL
来源：
TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE | 1996年 / 90卷 / 05期
基金：
英国惠康基金;
关键词：
leishmaniasis; Leishmania chagasi; reservoir host; Brazil; Dusicyon vetulus; Cerdocyon thous;
D O I：
10.1016/S0035-9203(96)90293-X
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
The historical identification of the Brazilian 'north-eastern' zorro as Dusicyon vetulus is questioned in relation to its incrimination as a reservoir of Leishmania chagasi, the agent of American visceral leishmaniasis. Comparative cranial and dental morphology showed that specimens of this north-eastern species more closely resemble the crab-eating zorro Cerdocyon thous, conforming with the documented geographical ranges of the respective species. We conclude that the single 'wild' canid host oft. chagasi in the neotropics is C. thous.
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页码：498 / 502
页数：5
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