Leishmania infantum in Tigers and Sand Flies from a Leishmaniasis- Endemic Area, Southern Italy

• Authors: IATTA Roberta; ZATELLI Andrea; LARICCHIUTA Pietro; LEGROTTAGLIE Matteo; MODRÝ David; DANTAS-TORRES Filipe; OTRANTO Domenico
• Year of publication: 2020
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• web: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2606.191668
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2606.191668
• Keywords: PSYCHODIDAE; INFECTION; SANDFLIES; DIPTERA
• Description: We detected Leishmania infantum infection in 45% of tigers and 5.3% of sand flies tested at a zoo in southern Italy in 2019. These infections in tigers and the abundance of Phlebotomus perniciosus sand flies represent a potential risk to other animals and humans living in or visiting the zoo.