[Occurrence of canine visceral leishmaniasis in an agricultural settlement in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil].
During previous research on phlebotomine fauna in a settlement of the Brazilian National Agrarian Reform Institute (INCRA) on the Bodoquena Range, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, dogs were observed with clinical aspects suggestive of visceral leishmaniasis. A serological survey to leishmaniasis in 97 dogs, by indirect immunofluorescence test, showed 23 (23.7%) serum positive dogs. Samples of the parasites were identified as Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi.
Nunes
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VL
Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade para o Desenvolvimento do Estado e da Região do Pantanal. vlbnunes@terra.com.br
Galati
E A
EA
Nunes
D B
DB
Zinezzi
R O
RO
Savani
E S
ES
Ishikawa
E
E
Camargo
M C
MC
D'Auria
S R
SR
Cristaldo
G
G
Rocha
H C
HC
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012423:Rural Health