@article{fdi:010063988,
  title = {{W}ild {G}orillas as a {P}otential {R}eservoir of {L}eishmania major},
  author = {{H}amad, {I}. and {F}orestier, {C}. {L}. and {P}eeters, {M}artine and {D}elaporte, {E}ric and {R}aoult, {D}idier and {B}ittar, {F}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{V}ector-borne parasites of the genus {L}eishmania are responsible for severe human diseases. {C}utaneous leishmaniasis, a common form of the disease, is most often caused by the transmission of {L}eishmania major to humans by female phlebotomine sand flies. {A}pes are increasingly being seen as a source of zoonotic diseases, including malaria and rickettsiosis. {T}o examine whether gorillas harbor {L}eishmania species, we screened fecal samples from wild western lowland gorillas ({G}orilla gorilla gorilla) in {C}ameroon for the presence of these pathogens. {O}f 91 wild gorilla fecal samples, 12 contained {L}eishmania parasites, and 4 contained phlebotomine sand fly vectors. {T}he molecular identity was determined by running 3 different polymerase chain reaction tests for detection of {L}. major. {N}ext, fluorescence in situ hybridization was performed to visualize {L}. major parasites in fecal samples from the gorillas. {B}oth promastigote and amastigote forms of the parasite were found. {T}his work strongly suggests that wild gorillas carry pathogenic {L}eishmania parasites.},
  keywords = {{L}eishmania major ; gorilla ; detection ; feces ; {PCR} ; {FISH} ; {CAMEROUN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {I}nfectious {D}iseases},
  volume = {211},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {267--273},
  ISSN = {0022-1899},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1093/infdis/jiu380},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063988},
}