| Grant number: | 11/19087-3 |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |
| Start date: | December 01, 2011 |
| End date: | November 30, 2013 |
| Field of knowledge: | Agronomical Sciences - Veterinary Medicine - Preventive Veterinary Medicine |
| Principal Investigator: | Caris Maroni Nunes |
| Grantee: | Caris Maroni Nunes |
| Host Institution: | Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária (FMVA). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Araçatuba. Araçatuba , SP, Brazil |
| Associated researchers: | Luzia Helena Queiroz ; Wagner André Pedro |
Abstract
Leishmaniasis is a disease with increasing incidence in Brazil with many endemic areas, in despite of preventive measures used for its control. Because of deforestation, the movement of bats to urban and peri-urban area has grown. They seek for shelter and food, which can be also found in the urban area. These flying mammals are important pollinators and are essential for the environmental balance. On the other hand they can also transmit diseases to humans by its closer contact. Bats have not yet been considered leishmaniasis reservoirs however there are already few reports regarding the presence of Leishmania spp. in these animals. Therefore this study aims at evaluating the presence of this protozoan by Leishmania's DNA detection in bats from endemic areas (Northwest of São Paulo State, Brazil) in order to better understand the relevance of these mammals in the maintenance of this zoonosis. (AU)
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