Seroprevalence of Leishmania infection and molecular detection of Leishmania tropica and Leishmania infanturn in stray cats of Izmir, Turkey

Can, HÜSEYİN; Döşkaya, MERT; Özdemir, Güven; Şahar, E; Karakavuk, Muhammet; Pektaş, B; Karakuş, M; Töz, Seray; Caner, AYŞE; Değirmenci Döşkaya, AYSU; İz, Gülce; Özbel, YUSUF; Ün, C; Gürüz, ADNAN

doi:10.1016/j.exppara.2016.05.011

Seroprevalence of Leishmania infection and molecular detection of Leishmania tropica and Leishmania infanturn in stray cats of Izmir, Turkey

Can H. , Döşkaya M., Özdemir G., Şahar E., Karakavuk M., Pektaş B., ...More

EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY, vol.167, pp.109-114, 2016 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 167
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.exppara.2016.05.011
Title of Journal : EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY
Page Numbers: pp.109-114
Keywords: Leishmaniasis, Leishmania tropica, Leishmania infantum, Seroprevalence, Stray cats, ELISA, IFA, Nested PCR, ITS1 real time PCR, Turkey, CUTANEOUS LEISHMANIASIS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, DISEASES

Abstract

Leishmaniasis caused by more than 20 species of genus Leishmania is transmitted by the bite of infected phlebotomine sand flies. The studies on Leishmania infection in cats is very few in Turkey and therefore we aimed to screen stray cats living in city of Izmir located in western Turkey using nested PCR targeting kinetoplast DNA and serological techniques (ELISA and IFA). Leishmania DNA positive samples were also studied by ITS1 real time PCR.