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

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...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Danillo de Souza Pimentel, Rafael Antonio Nascimento Ramos, Marília de Andrade Santana, Carina Scanoni Maia, Gílcia Aparecida de Carvalho, Hernande Pereira da Silva, Leucio Câmara Alves
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2015
Subjects:
Leishmaniasis
Dog
Serology
Geographic information system
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0224-2014
https://doaj.org/article/1dba59ccaf784204adcbbe64b289fe91
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Summary: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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