2 documents found, page 1 of 1
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...
Leishmania, Babesia and Ehrlichia in urban pet dogs: co-infection or cross-reac...
Krawczak,Felipe da Silva; Reis,Ilka Afonso; Silveira,Julia Angélica da; Avelar,Daniel Moreira; Marcelino,Andreza Pain; Werneck,Guilherme LoureiroINTRODUCTION: The present study was designed to assess the occurrence of co-infection or cross-reaction in the serological techniques used for detecting the anti-Leishmania spp., -Babesia canis vogeli and -Ehrlichia canis antibodies in urban dogs from an area endemic to these parasites. METHODS: The serum samples from dogs were tested for the Babesia canis vogeli strain Belo Horizonte antigen and Ehrlichia cani...