title: Rapid immunochromatographic test for serodiagnosis of canine leishmaniasis.
abstract: An rK39 immunochromatographic test and immunofluorescent-antibody test (IFAT) for serodiagnosis of canine leishmaniasis were evaluated. The two tests showed correlation for all but one of the sera obtained from 68 dogs confirmed as leishmaniasis cases and 40 dogs (22 healthy dogs and 18 dogs with other diseases) from areas where the disease is not endemic. Specificity was 100% for both tests, while sensitivity was 97% for the rapid test and 99% for IFAT.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Sanità e Benessere Animale, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria S.p. per Casamassima Km 3, 70010Valenzano, Bari, Italy. d.otranto@veterinaria.uniba.it
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Otranto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Paradies
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sasanelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Spinelli
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Brandonisio
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002845:Chromatography; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004285:Dogs; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000662:veterinary*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012698:Serologic Tests