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Investigation of canine visceral leishmaniasis in a non-endemic area in Brazil ...
Sevá,Anaiá da Paixão; Brandão,Ana Pérola Drulla; Godoy,Silvia Neri; Soares,Rodrigo Martins; Langoni,Helio; Rodrigues,Bruna CristineAbstract INTRODUCTION: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an important zoonosis in Brazil. Previous identification of parasitized dogs can also help prevent the disease in humans, even in non-endemic areas of the country. The Brazilian Ministry of Health recommends diagnosis in dogs using a DPP® (rapid test) as a screening test and an immunoenzymatic assay (ELISA) as a confirmatory test (DPP®+ELISA), and culling in...
Seroprevalence and incidence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum infectio...
Sevá,Anaiá da Paixão; Chiebao,Daniela Pontes; Brandão,Ana Perola Drulla; Godoy,Silvia Neri; Jimenez-Villegas,Tatiana; Pena,Hilda Fátima JesusAbstract Dogs are hosts of the protozoans Toxoplasma gondii, which causes an important public health disease, and Neospora caninum. Studies that have evaluated toxoplasmosis and neosporosis for prolonged periods in dog populations are rare. We analyzed infection by both parasites in a domestic dog population over three consecutive years in São Paulo state, Brazil. In the 1st, 2nd and 3rd years of collection, 18...
Seroprevalence and incidence of Leptospira spp. in domestic dogs in the Southea...
Sevá,Anaiá P.; Brandão,Ana Pérola D.; Godoy,Silvia N.; Souza,Gisele O.; Souza Filho,Antonio Francisco; Jimenez-Villegas,Tatiana; Heinemann,Marcos BryanABSTRACT: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Leptospira and domestic dogs can act as host of some serovars. In order to analyze the transmission dynamics in a dog population, with and without immunization, a longitudinal study was carried out with a focus to evaluate antibody response and to identify serovars. Blood samples were collected in three consecutive years (2015 to 2017) from 331, 373 and 34...