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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...
Serological, molecular, and microscopic detection of Leishmania in cats (Felis ...
Coura,Fernanda Morcatti; Passos,Stephanie Karoline Pereira; Pelegrino,Marina de Oliveira França; Leme,Fabiola de Oliveira Paes; Paz,Gustavo FontesAbstract The role of cats in the epidemiological cycle of leishmaniasis remains unclear. To better understand the occurrence of leishmaniasis in cats, we studied the frequency of Leishmania in serum samples of 100 cats living in an endemic region for canine and human leishmaniasis by serological, parasitological, and molecular methods. Of the 100 cats, 54 were seropositive for Leishmania antibodies by immunoflu...
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...
Epidemiological aspects of human and canine visceral leishmaniasis in Montes Cl...
Prado,Patrícia Fernandes do; Rocha,Marília Fonseca; Sousa,Joel Fontes de; Caldeira,Dênio Iuri; Paz,Gustavo Fontes; Dias,Edelberto SantosINTRODUCTION: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an expanding zoonosis in Brazil and is becoming urbanized in several Brazilian regions. This study aims to describe the epidemiological features of human and canine VL in the municipality of Montes Claros, State of Minas Gerais, by focusing on their spatial distribution. METHODS: Data concerning human cases and reactive dogs for VL from 2007 to 2009 were obtained fro...
Phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Governador Valadares, a transm...
Barata,Ricardo Andrade; Paz,Gustavo Fontes; Bastos,Marcela Cardoso; Andrade,Roberta Christiane Oliveira; Barros,Daniela Campos Mendes deINTRODUCTION: A study on the phlebotomine sandfly fauna was carried out in an endemic area for American tegumentary leishmaniasis in the municipality of Governador Valadares, in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. METHODS: Captures were undertaken using HP light traps in four districts, on three nights per month, for one year (from January to December 2008). Correlations between climatic factors (temperature, re...