Submitted by Jorge Silva (jorgelmsilva@ufrrj.br) on 2018-09-12T17:52:35Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2017 - Elisa Domingues Padua.pdf: 1950908 bytes, checksum: d9644f85d3b5935e0ad3f149d04d4f4b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-12T17:52:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2017 - Elisa Domingues Padua.pdf: 1950908 bytes, checksum: d9644f85d3b5935e0ad3f149d04d4f4b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-07-25 / Despite some reports of the occurrence of Leishmaniasis in felines, the literature is scarce with regard to its research on populations of cats from areas endemic to the disease. In this way, the present study aimed to investigate the possibility of infection in cats by means of a rapid qualitative test of the antibody test in Serop?dica and Itagua?, metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, an endemic area for tegumentary and visceral canine leishmaniasis Anti-Leishmania chagasi by indirect immunoenzymatic assay (ELISA) and indirect immunofluorescence (RIFI). For this purpose, blood samples were collected and the serum of 255 cats was sent to the Escola Nacional de Sa?de P?blica (FIOCRUZ). In this population of cats five animals (1.9%, 5/255) were reactive to the rapid test (TR DPP?), 44 (17.3%) had anti-Leishmania spp. Identified by the RIFI. The main clinical signs observed in the seropositive animals were ocular secretion (16/44 - 36%), nasal secretion (16/44 - 36%), weight loss (7/44 - 15.9%), alopecia (6/44 - 13 , 6%) and ulcerated skin lesions (5/44 - 11.3%), in addition to hepatosplenomegaly (2/44 - 4.5%), lymphadenomegaly (5/44 - 11.3%), corneal opacity 2/44 - 4.5%) and gingivitis (2/44 - 4.5%). It was not possible to establish a standardization for the ELISA. Detection of anti-Leishmania spp. in felines, calls attention to this species that must be further investigated in relation to its power as a source of infection in relation to the parasite. / Apesar de alguns relatos da ocorr?ncia de Leishmaniose em felinos, a literatura ? escassa no que diz respeito ? sua pesquisa em popula??es de gatos de ?reas end?micas para a doen?a. Desta forma, o presente estudo teve por objetivo pesquisar, em Serop?dica e Itagua?, regi?o metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro, ?rea end?mica para Leishmaniose tegumentar e visceral canina, a possibilidade de infec??o em gatos, por meio de teste r?pido qualitativo, da pesquisa de anticorpos anti-Leishmania chagasi pelas t?cnicas de ensaio imunoenzim?tico indireto (ELISA) e rea??o de imunofluoresc?ncia indireta (RIFI). Para tanto, foram colhidas amostras de sangue e soro de 255 gatos, os quais foram encaminhados ? Escola Nacional de Sa?de P?blica (FIOCRUZ). Nessa popula??o, cinco gatos (1,9%, 5/255) foram reagentes ao teste r?pido (TR DPP?), 44 (17,3%) apresentaram anticorpos anti-Leishmania spp. identificados pela RIFI. Os principais sinais cl?nicos observados nos animais soropositivos foram secre??o ocular (16/44 ? 36%), secre??o nasal (16/44 ? 36%), emagrecimento (7/44 ? 15,9%), alopecia (6/44 ? 13,6%) e les?o ulcerada na pele (5/44 ? 11,3%), al?m de hepatoesplenomegalia (2/44 ? 4,5%), linfadenomegalia (5/44 ? 11,3%), opacidade de c?rnea (2/44 ? 4,5%) e gengivite (2/44 ? 4,5%). N?o foi poss?vel estabelecer uma padroniza??o para o ELISA. A detec??o de anticorpos anti-Leishmania spp. em felinos chama a aten??o para essa esp?cie que deve ser mais investigada em rela??o ao seu poder como fonte de infec??o em rela??o ao parasito.