Leishmania (Leishmania) infantum and Leishmania (Sauroleishmania) tarentolae in outdoor cats and report of infection in feline-derived peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Colony or stray cats were herein found for the first time infected by L. tarentolae, in areas where L. infantum is endemic. Cross-reactivity using IFAT test may pose a diagnostic hindrance also in FeL. The infection with this saurian-associated Leishmania in cats was further confirmed through the persistence of this Leishmania in cat PBMCs. Further studies are needed to fully unravel the complex interactions between both species of Leishmania and the implication of the sympatric occurrence of both species in the diagnosis and control of leishmaniosis.
Authors
- Andrea Zatelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0001-7710)
- Mariaelisa Carbonara
- Floriana Gernone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6256-3832)
- Annamaria Uva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4375-906X)
- Maria Alfonsa Cavalera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2545-3968)
- Nicola Decaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6348-7969)
- Mário Henrique Alves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6742-8173)
- Nicola Pugliese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9342-9516)
- Viviane Noll Louzada-Flores (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5046-5557)
- Jairo Alfonso Mendoza‐Roldan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9787-932X)
Institutions
- City University of Hong Kong (HK)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-06983-w
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76