Epidemiologic surveillance of canine visceral leishmaniasis in the municipality of Recife, Pernambuco.
This paper describes an epidemiologic investigation carried out in Imbiribeira district, where a canine visceral leishmaniasis case was recorded. Despite the absence of seropositive dogs and sand flies, these findings are not sufficient to discard the occurrence of a zoonotic cycle of visceral leishmaniasis in Recife.
Dantas-Torres
Filipe
F
Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Recife, PE, Brazil. fdt@cpqam.fiocruz.br
Faustino
Maria Aparecida da Gloria
MA
Lima
Osmar Cavalcanti da Costa
OC
Acioli
Ridelane Veiga
RV
D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / Q000662:veterinary; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan