title: [Canine American cutaneous leishmaniasis in municipalities of northern Paraná State, Brazil].
abstract: American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is an endemic disease in northern Paraná State, where it affects humans and dogs. This study aimed to verify the occurrence of the canine disease in ACL endemic areas. From September 1999 to July 2002, dogs were investigated in 7 rural areas of 5 municipalities where autochthonous human cases of ACL had been reported. Parasitological and serological methods were used. Fourteen of 67 dogs studied (20.9%) had lesions suggestive of ACL, of which 3 (21.4%) were infected with Leishmania sp. Indirect immunofluorescence for Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis was positive in 37 (55.2%) of 67 dogs. The results showed that human and canine ACL occur simultaneously and indicate the need for additional studies to elucidate the role of dogs in the ACL transmission cycle in the area studied.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brasil.
authors.forename: Paulo Donizeti
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Zanzarini
authors.forename: Demilson Rodrigues
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: Ademar Rodrigues
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: dos Santos
authors.forename: Otílio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Luiz Paschoal
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Poiani
authors.forename: Maria Valdrinez Campana
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Lonardoni
authors.forename: Ueslei
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Teodoro
authors.forename: Thaís Gomes Verzignassi
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Silveira
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D007891:Leishmania / Q000276:immunology*; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D012424:Rural Population
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan