Abstract
A 2-year-old captive gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) was diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil, and treated with a single dose of liposomal amphotericin B, which resulted in clinical cure. This is the first report of visceral leishmaniasis in gorillas, and the first reported liposomal amphotericin B treatment in great apes.
Keywords:
Gorilla gorilla; Leishmania; Western lowland gorilla; amphotericin.
© 2018 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Amphotericin B / therapeutic use*
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Animals
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Animals, Zoo
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Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use*
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Ape Diseases / diagnosis
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Ape Diseases / drug therapy*
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Ape Diseases / parasitology
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Brazil
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Gorilla gorilla*
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Leishmaniasis, Visceral / diagnosis
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Leishmaniasis, Visceral / drug therapy
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Leishmaniasis, Visceral / parasitology
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Leishmaniasis, Visceral / veterinary*
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Male
Substances
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Antiprotozoal Agents
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liposomal amphotericin B
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Amphotericin B