Poster presented in 6th Congress of European Microbiologists

June 7^th, 2015

Garcia-Seco T., de la Cruz ML., Ortega-García MV., Perez-Sancho M., Moreno I., Dominguez M., Prieto A., Dominguez L. and Garcia N.

Leishmaniasis is a parasitic zoonotic disease caused by protozoa of the genus
Leishmania, responsible of high mortality in developing countries and considered one
of the three major neglected parasitic diseases in developed countries. Wild
reservoirs have a key role in certain epidemiological situations, i.e. Leporidae were
significantly involved in the largest recorded European outbreak of leishmaniasis, in
Madrid (Spain), still active. The possibility of monitoring Leishmania spp. using
samples easy to obtain, with noninvasive techniques and stable for transport/storage
is an essential key for surveillance programs in wild reservoirs. Previous studies have shown that hair samples are ideal for this purpose in dogs, mice and some wild
species, but their suitability in wild Leporidae has not been studied before

	Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial.
	Instituto Tecnológico La Marañosa (ITM). Ministerio de Defensa.
	Servicio de Zoonosis Emergentes, de Baja Prevalencia y Agresivos Biológicos (NED). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM).
	CEI Campus Moncloa.
	Servicio de Inmunología. Centro Nacional de Microbiología (CNM). Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII).
	Madrid Salud. Ayuntamiento de Madrid.