Seroprevalence of anti-Leishmania spp. antibodies in rural dogs from the city of Monte Negro, State of Rondônia, Brazil.
The present study assessed the prevalence of anti-Leishmania spp. antibodies in dogs from the city of Monte Negro, State of Rondônia, Brazil. ELISA (NE ≥ 3) and IFAT (≥ 1:40) were used to evaluate 161 serum samples collected from rural dogs from Monte Negro. Forty-five (27.9%) dogs were positive by ELISA tests and five (3.1%) were positive by IFAT. The present study showed for the first time the frequency of exposure to Leishmania spp. in dogs in the State of Rondônia, Amazon Region.
Aguiar
Daniel M
DM
Departamento de Clínica Médica Veterinária,Faculdade de Agronomia e Medicina Veterinária,Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso-UFMT, Av. Fernando Corrêa da Costa, s/n, CEP 78060-900 Cuiabá-MT, Brazil. danmoura@ufmt.br
Oliveira
Trícia Maria F de Sousa
TM
Cavalcante
Guacyara T
GT
Labruna
Marcelo B
MB
Camargo
Luis Marcelo A
LM
Machado
Rosangela Z
RZ
Gennari
Solange M
SM
D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D001938:Brazil; D004285:Dogs / Q000097:blood*; D007891:Leishmania / Q000276:immunology*; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000662:veterinary*; D012423:Rural Health; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014504:Urban Health
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan