Prevalence of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in dogs in an endemic area of Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Danillo De Souza Pimentel¹  Rafael Antonio Nascimento Ramos¹  Marília De Andrade Santana¹  Carina Scanoni Maia¹  Gílcia Aparecida De Carvalho¹  Hernande Pereira Da Silva¹  Leucio Câmara Alves¹ 

关键词: Leishmaniasis;    Dog;    Serology;    Geographic information system;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0224-2014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: The northeast region of Brazil is endemic for zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL). The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of infection in dogs in Petrolina.METHODS: Blood samples were collected from dogs (n = 600), and bone-marrow biopsy was performed in animals with positive serological test results that presented clinical signs of ZVL. The serological analyses were performed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (S7(r)Biogene).RESULTS: Of the 600 dogs tested, 19% (115/600) presented anti-L. infantum chagasi antibodies.CONCLUSIONS: Our data are important because canine infection is an important risk factor for the human disease.

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