Volume 26, Number 6—June 2020
Dispatch
Leishmania infantum in Tigers and Sand Flies from a Leishmaniasis-Endemic Area, Southern Italy
Roberta Iatta, Andrea Zatelli, Pietro Laricchiuta, Matteo Legrottaglie, David Modry, Filipe Dantas-Torres, and Domenico Otranto
Table 1
Serologic and molecular results for Leishmania infantum in 20 tigers, southern Italy*
| Month of sample collection | Case no. | Age, y/sex | Weight, kg | IFAT/Ab titer | qPCR results |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB | LN | CS | NS | OS | SPB | |||||
| March | 1 | 7/F | 150 | 1:160 | – | + | – | – | – | + |
| April | 2 | 6/M | 160 | 1:80 | – | NT | – | – | – | – |
| April | 3 | 7/M | 220 | 1:80 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| April | 4 | 8/M | 210 | 1:80 | – | NT | – | + | + | – |
| April | 5 | 7/M | 220 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| April | 6 | 9/F | 150 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| May | 7 | 2/F | 135 | 1:640 | – | + | – | + | – | + |
| May | 8 | 2/M | 180 | – | – | NT | – | – | – | – |
| May | 9 | 2/F | 150 | 1:40 | + | + | – | – | – | + |
| May | 10 | 2/M | 170 | 1:40 | + | + | – | – | + | + |
| May | 11 | 8/F | 190 | 1:40 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| May | 12 | 6/M | 220 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| May | 13 | 7/F | 160 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| May | 14 | 11/F | 120 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| June | 15 | 1/M | 130 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| June | 16 | 1/F | 110 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| June | 17 | 7/F | 150 | 1:80 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| June | 18 | 0.5/F | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| June | 19 | 0.5/F | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| June | 20 | 0.5/F | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
*Ab, antibody; CS, conjunctival swab; IFAT, immunofluorescence antibody test; LN, lymph node; NS, nasal swab; NT, not tested; OS, oral swab; PB, peripheral blood; qPCR, quantitative PCR; SPB, skin punch biopsy; –, negative; +, positive.
Page created: May 19, 2020
Page updated: May 19, 2020
Page reviewed: May 19, 2020
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.
Content Credential