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First description of autochthonous canine visceral leishmaniasis in the metropo...
Tonini, Marco André Loureiro; Lemos, Elenice Moreira; Reis, Alexandre Barbosa; Vital, Wendel Coura; Dias, Edelberto Santos; Dietze, ReynaldoIntroduction: We investigated autochthonous canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) in the metropolitan region of Vitória (MRV), an area in which a human case was previously reported. Methods: Serological, parasitological, and molecular tests were performed in 201 dogs. Results: Twenty-six (13%) and 12 (6%) dogs were identified as positive using in-house enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and rK39 tests, res...
Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis : immunoblotting analysis for the detection o...
Zanini, Marcos Santos; Viana, Kelvinson Fernandes; Reis, Alexandre Barbosa; Campos, Diefrey Ribeiro; Mussi, Jamili Maria Suhet; Zanini, SuramaDuring a seroepidemiological survey 2004–2006 from areas in Brazil endemic for American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL), serum samples from 10 dogs with ulcerated cutaneous lesions (S-ACL) and 52 asymptomatic dogs (AS-ACL) of unknown age and breed living in areas endemic for ACL were monitored for 1 year for ulcerated cutaneous lesions and immunoblotting using peroxidase-conjugated secondary anti-IgG, anti-IgG1 a...
Canine visceral leishmaniasis : performance of a rapid diagnostic test (Kalazar...
Lemos, Elenice Moreira; Laurenti, Marcia Dalastra; Moreira, Márcio Antônio Batistela; Reis, Alexandre Barbosa; Giunchetti, Rodolfo CordeiroCurrent visceral leishmaniasis (VL) control programs in Brazil include the infected dog elimination but, despite this strategy, the incidence of human VL is still increasing. One of the reasons is the long delay between sample collection, analysis, control implementation and the low sensitivity of diagnostic tests. Due to the high prevalence of asymptomatic dogs, the diagnosis of these animals is important cons...