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Phase II validation study of the rK39 ELISA prototype for the diagnosis of cani...
Medeiros,Fernanda Alvarenga Cardoso; Souza Filho,Job Alves de; Barbosa,José Ronaldo; Donato,Lucas Edel; Figueiredo,Fabiano BorgesAbstract: Dogs are the main reservoirs in the domestic transmission cycle of visceral leishmaniasis, and the diagnosis is essential for the effectiveness of the control measures recommended by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. We assessed the diagnostic performance of the ELISA-Vetlisa/BIOCLIN prototype with serum samples from 200 dogs, in triplicate, including symptomatic, oligosymptomatic, asymptomatic, and h...
Autochthonous case of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in a non-endemic area in Mi...
Faria,Mariana Teixeira de; Barbosa,Fernando S.; Teixeira-Neto,Rafael G.; Pinheiro,Guilherme R.G.; Manhani,Marianna N.; Marcelino,Andreza P.ABSTRACT: Visceral Leishmaniasis by Leishmania infantum chagasi is an endemic zoonosis present in many areas of Brazil. This parasite needs reservoirs for maintenance of the infection and the presence of dogs in urban areas is a key factor for the spread of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL). The aim of this study was to report the first autochthonous case of CVL in the municipality of Iguatama, in west centra...