Detection and identification of Kinetoplastids of zoonotic interest by HRM-qPCR analysis in Canis lupus familiaris from Argentinean Mesopotamia

• Published in: Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports
• Main Authors: Muñoz Calderon, Arturo Alejandro, Lucero, Raul Horacio, Brusés, Bettina Laura, Formichelli, Laura, Koscinczuk, Patricia, Pedelhez, Mariana, Schijman, Alejandro Gabriel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier
• Subjects: CANIS LUPUS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA SPP; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; REAL-TIME PCR; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI; ZOONOSIS; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Argentina; Nordeste; Muñoz; Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/138366

This work aimed to conduct a first PCR-based approach for differential diagnosis of kinetoplastidean infections in dogs. Diagnosis of Kinetoplastid infections in domestic animals is difficult, since parasitemia is intermittent and signs are nonspecific; it is mainly based on parasitological smears o...