Mastomys natalensis and Tatera gambiana as probable reservoirs of human cutaneous leishmaniasis in Nigeria

E I Ikeh; J A Ajayi; E J Nwana

doi:10.1016/0035-9203(95)90642-8

Mastomys natalensis and Tatera gambiana as probable reservoirs of human cutaneous leishmaniasis in Nigeria

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1995 Jan-Feb;89(1):25-6. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(95)90642-8.

Authors

E I Ikeh¹, J A Ajayi, E J Nwana

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Jos, P.M.B., Nigeria.

PMID: 7747299
DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(95)90642-8

Abstract

Leishmania sp. was isolated from the livers and spleens of 4 of 56 Mastomys natalensis and one of 21 Tatera gambiana in Keana District, Nigeria; none of the rodents had cutaneous lesions. Parasites were not found in 42 Rattus rattus. Experimentally infected mice developed cutaneous lesions characteristic of L. major infection. The organisms could not be cultivated in vitro.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Disease Reservoirs*
Leishmania major / isolation & purification*
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / transmission*
Liver / parasitology
Mice
Muridae / parasitology*
Nigeria
Rats
Rodentia / parasitology*
Spleen / parasitology