Outbreak of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Barra Mansa, State of Rio de Janeiro
| Autor: | Marina Carvalho Furtado, Cintia Xavier de Mello, Maria de Fátima Madeira, Fabiano Borges Figueiredo, Artur Augusto Velho Mendes Junior, Luciana Freitas Campos de Miranda |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Veterinary medicine lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine lcsh:RC955-962 Canine survey Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Biology Chromatography Affinity Disease Outbreaks Serology Dogs Canine visceral leishmaniasis parasitic diseases medicine Animals Parasite hosting Dog Diseases Barra Mansa Outbreak Leishmania chagasi medicine.disease Leishmania biology.organism_classification Infectious Diseases Visceral leishmaniasis Leishmaniasis Visceral Parasitology Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 47, Iss 6, Pp 788-790 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 0037-8682 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0037-8682-0042-2014 |
| Popis: | Introduction In Brazil, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has spread to various regions. This study reports canine cases of VL in Barra Mansa, where human VL cases were recently reported. Methods Using the human index case, a canine survey was performed by dual-path platform immunochromatography and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Seropositive animals were euthanized. Cultures were collected to detect Leishmania parasites. Results Serological tests detected 141 canine VL cases, and Leishmania chagasi were isolated from 82.2% animals. Conclusions Leishmania chagasi is in circulation in Barra Mansa. This study broadens information on the parasite's distribution in the State of Rio de Janeiro. |
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