[Canine American cutaneous leishmaniasis in municipalities of northern Paraná State, Brazil].
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.
Zanzarini
Paulo Donizeti
PD
Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brasil.
dos Santos
Demilson Rodrigues
DR
dos Santos
Ademar Rodrigues
AR
de Oliveira
Otílio
O
Poiani
Luiz Paschoal
LP
Lonardoni
Maria Valdrinez Campana
MV
Teodoro
Ueslei
U
Silveira
Thaís Gomes Verzignassi
TG
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
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan