Table 3 Positivity of Leishmania sp. specific PCRs performed on DNA extracted from different tissues of small mammals and dogs
Host specie | Ear skin | Tail skin | Bone marrow | Liver | Spleen | Blood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. musculus | 12.5% | 17.4% | 5% | 56.5% | 60.9% | NR |
R. rattus | 15.8% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 26.3% | 5.3% | NR |
R. norvegicus | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0% | 55.5% | 0% | NR |
N. lasiurus | 0% | 0% | 0% | 60% | 60% | NR |
C. subflavus | 0% | 0% | 20% | 60% | 40% | NR |
D. albiventris | 3% | 38.2% | 6.1% | 14.7% | 20.6% | NR |
D. aurita | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | NR |
C. familiaris DG1 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 31.5% |
C. familiaris DG2 | 25.7% | NR | 32.9% | NR | NR | 21.4% |