Diagnostic Potential for the Detection of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis of an ELISA Assay Based on the Q5 Recombinant Protein: A Large-Scale and Comparative Evaluation Using Canine Sera with a Positive Diagnosis from the Dual-Path-Platform (DPP) Test

Autor: Larissa Ferreira de Araújo Paz, Adalúcia da Silva, Hemilly Rayanne Ferreira da Silva, Milena Paiva Cavalcanti, Valeria Marçal Felix de Lima, Maria Rosário Oliveira da Cunha Beltrão, Maria Beatriz Araújo Silva, Osvaldo Pompílio de Melo Neto, Zulma Maria Medeiros, Wagner José Tenório dos Santos

Publikováno v: Veterinary Sciences, Vol 10, Iss 10, p 608 (2023)

Dogs are considered the major domestic reservoir for human visceral leishmaniasis, a serious disease caused by the Leishmania infantum parasite. Diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is critical for disease control, with several methods cu

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Recombinant antigens used as diagnostic tools for lymphatic filariasis

Autor: André Filipe Pastor, Maressa Rhuama Silva, Wagner José Tenório dos Santos, Tamisa Rego, Eduardo Brandão, Osvaldo Pompilio de-Melo-Neto, Abraham Rocha

Publikováno v: Parasites & Vectors, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2021)

Abstract Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a parasitic disease caused by the worms Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, or Brugia timori. It is a tropical and subtropical illness that affects approximately 67 million people worldwide and that still requir

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An assessment of serological techniques for the identification of asymptomatic visceral leishmaniasis in blood donors in Northeastern Brazil

Autor: Lucas Portela Silva, Elis Dionisio Silva, Allana Maria de Souza Pereira, Wagner José Tenório dos Santos, Anderson Henrique da Silva, Herintha Coeto Neitzke-Abreu, Zulma Maria de Medeiros, Manoel Sebastião da Costa Lima Júnior, Valéria Rêgo Alves Pereira

Publikováno v: Research, Society and Development; Vol. 11 No. 6; e14011628827
Research, Society and Development; Vol. 11 Núm. 6; e14011628827
Research, Society and Development; v. 11 n. 6; e14011628827
Research, Society and Development
Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI)
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Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected disease caused by species of the Leishmania donovani complex and transmitted mainly by the bite of infected sandflies. A less frequent form of transmission is the transfusion route, important in

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https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/28827

Performance assessment of a new indirect rapid diagnostic test for plague detection in humans and other mammalian hosts

Autor: Natalia Rocha Nadaes, Osvaldo P. de Melo Neto, Igor Vasconcelos Rocha, Wagner José Tenório dos Santos, Kamila Gaudêncio da Silva Sales, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Edimilson Domingos da Silva, Matheus Filgueira Bezerra, Christian R. S. Reis, Marise Sobreira Bezerra da Silva, Alzira Maria Paiva de Almeida

Plague is a flea-borne zoonosis that affects a wide range of mammals and still causes outbreaks in human populations yearly across several countries. While crucial for proper treatment, early diagnosis is still a major challenge in low- and middle-in

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https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.19.21265227

Assessment of a recombinant protein from Leishmania infantum as a novel tool for Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) diagnosis in VL/HIV co-infection cases

Autor: Osvaldo P. de Melo Neto, George Tadeu Nunes Diniz, Rhaíssa E. M. Ramos, Franklin B. Magalhães, Carlos Henrique Nery Costa, Wagner José Tenório dos Santos, Christian R. S. Reis, Zulma Medeiros

Publikováno v: PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 5, p e0251861 (2021)
PLoS ONE

Visceral Leishmaniasis and HIV-AIDS coinfection (VL/HIV) is considered a life-threatening pathology when undiagnosed and untreated, due to the immunosuppression caused by both diseases. Serological tests largely used for the VL diagnosis include the

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https://doaj.org/article/65d9654ea7dd4c50a35bc4baeafc4d59