[Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in naturally infected dogs].
Eight dogs from Maricá Municipality (RJ), with suggestive lesion of American tegumentary leishmaniasis were studied by parasitological and serological methods. Leishmania spp was found in six dogs by in vitro cultivation. Specific antibodies were detected in six dogs by ELISA and in two by indirect immunofluorescence. Five canine isolates were found to belong to the same zymodeme as Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. The authors suggest that clinically suspect dogs should be followed-up in an attempt to confirm the diagnostic of canine tegumentary leishmaniasis.
Madeira Md
Maria de Fátima
Mde F
Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundaçáo Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. fmadeira@ipec.fiocruz.br
Uchôa
Cláudia M Antunes
CM
Leal
Cristianni Antunes
CA
Macedo Silva
Roger M
RM
Duarte
Rosemere
R
Magalhães
Ciléia M
CM
Barrientos Serra
Cathia Maria
CM
D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004285:Dogs; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D007891:Leishmania / Q000276:immunology*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan