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Treatment and follow-up of a domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo) with clinical leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum
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Leishmania infantum infection including treatment and follow up in domestic animals other than dogs and cats has not been described at this moment. This article describes the anti-Leishmania treatment and follow-up of a ferret (Mustela putorius furo) with leishmaniosis. A combined therapeutic protocol established for the patient, not yet approved for ferrets, was a combination of meglumine antimoniate plus allopurinol. A follow-up was established monthly during the first year in order to monitor the health condition of the patient. Six months after commencing allopurinol therapy, xanthine crystalluria was observed in urine sediment with no other urine alterations detected by urine analysis. The ferret worsened progressively with diarrhoea and weight loss after cohabiting with another ferret diagnosed with cryptosporidiosis. Cryptosporidium parvum was isolated in faecal samples from the patient detected by three different methods including Ziehl-Neelsen staining, a qualitative test to detection of C. parvum antigens and finally a specific molecular analysis to characterize the species. To the best of the authors´ knowledge, this is the first report providing information about anti-Leishmania protocol therapy used and follow-up in a domestic ferret with clinical leishmaniosis. Veterinarians practicing in endemic areas should be aware of this infection in ferrets at risk and their susceptibility especially when immunosuppressive conditions are present.
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GINER, Jacobo, VILLANUEVA-SAZ, Sergio, ALCOVER AMENGUAL, Maria magdalena, RIERA LIZANDRA, Ma. cristina, FISA SALADRIGAS, Roser, BASURCO, Bernardo, YZUEL, Andrés, TROTTA, Michele, FANI, Caterina, VERDE, María teresa, FERNÁNDEZ, Antonio. Treatment and follow-up of a domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo) with clinical leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum. _Verterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports_. 2020. [consulta: 22 de febrer de 2026]. ISSN: 2405-9390. [Disponible a: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/171524]