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Copyright Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Mar/Apr 2009

Abstract

From a canine case of american cutaneous leishmaniasis in the locality of Santa Rita de Cássia, municipality of Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, a serological survey was performed on 177 dogs and 43 cats. Evaluation of the canine serum samples showed that 10% had a positive reaction in the indirect immunofluorescence test and 10.7% in the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Among the feline serum samples tested, none of the animals had a positive reaction in the indirect immunofluorescence test and only one (2.4%) showed a positive reaction in the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The detection of an autochthonous case of Leishmania braziliensis in Barra Mansa gives warning that a focus of american cutaneous leishmaniasis is possibly becoming established in this region.

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Title
Serological evaluation for detection of anti-Leishmania antibodies in dogs and cats in the district of Santa Rita de Cássia, municipality of Barra Mansa, State of Rio de Janeiro
Author
Figueiredo, Fabiano Borges; Bonna, Isabel Cristina Fábregas; Nascimento, Lílian Dias; Costa, Tatiana da; Baptista, Cibele C.; Pacheco, Tânia Maria Valente; Amendoeira, Maria Regina Reis; Madeira, Maria de Fátima
Section
Articles
Publication year
2009
Publication date
Mar/Apr 2009
Publisher
Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
ISSN
00378682
e-ISSN
16789849
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1449157060
Copyright
Copyright Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Mar/Apr 2009