The Rapid Test Based on Leishmania infantum Chimeric rK28 Protein Improves the Diagnosis of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis by Reducing the Detection of False-Positive Dogs.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Deborah Bittencourt Mothé Fraga, Luciano Vasconcellos Pacheco, Lairton Souza Borja, Pétala Gardênia da Silva Estrela Tuy, Leila Andrade Bastos, Manuela da Silva Solcà, Leila Denise Alves Ferreira Amorim, Patrícia Sampaio Tavares Veras
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Eie
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004333; https://doaj.org/article/9d0d3697e0a74ffb90343c46d911aebb

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) has spread to many urban centers worldwide. Dogs are considered the main reservoir of VL, because canine cases often precede the occurrence of human cases. Detection and euthanasia of serologically positive dogs is one of the primary VL control measures utilized in some c...