A Case Non-Autochthonous Canine Visceral Leismaniosis in the Municipality of Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil

• Polliana Pimentel Pimentel PUC. São Paulo, Brasil
• Leandro Macedo-Miranda Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão. São Luís, Maranhão, Brasil.
• Katia Klemba PUC. São Paulo, Brasil
• Daniele Silva-Roque Universidade Guarulhos. São Paulo, Brasil.
• Paulo Usignolo Carnauba‑Vicente
• João Carlos Lopes-Costa Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal, Universidade Estadual do Maranhão. São Luís, Maranhão, Brasil.
• Nathálya dos Santos-Martins Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA). São Luís, Maranhão, Brasil
• Diego Carvalho-Viana

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52973/rcfcv-luz314.art2

Keywords: Canine, metropolis, Leishmania (L) infantum, Lutzomyia longipalpis

Abstract

A male canine, two years old, with no known breed, with a history of diarrhea and ticks, was submitted to a private veterinary clinic in the City of Guarulhos, São Paulo State, Brazil: presenting weight loss, alopecia and intense pruritus. The owner reported that the dog was a native of the City of Votuporanga, São Paulo State. Blood samples were collected for blood counts and biochemical measurements, and rapid tests were performed with commercial kits for the detection of Ehrlichia canis, Anaplasma spp., Borrelia burgdorferi and Canine distemper. Due to the hematological and biochemical changes, the negative results, and the origin of the animal, it was decided to perform a rapid test for leishmaniasis, where this test presented a positive result, later confirmed by Polymerase Chain Reaction. The Leishmaniose continue advancing, being able to settle in non-endemic areas.

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