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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...
Autochthonous canine visceral leishmaniasis in a non-endemic area: Bom Sucesso,...
Silva,Marcio Roberto; Marques,Marcos José; Romanha,Alvaro José; Santa-Rosa,Idael Christiano de Almeida; Carneiro,Cláudia M.; Reis,Alexandre BarbosaThe article begins by describing a dog with characteristic symptoms of visceral leishmaniasis. A serum sample from this animal was positive by indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) performed in anti-Leishmania total IgG in 1999. Tissues from the same dog were also positive by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 2004, identifying Leishmania DNA in the cerebellum, liver, kidney, and intestine. This is the first report...