title: Seroprevalence of anti-Leishmania spp. antibodies in rural dogs from the city of Monte Negro, State of Rondônia, Brazil.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Aguiar
authors.forename: Trícia Maria F de Sousa
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Guacyara T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Cavalcante
authors.forename: Marcelo B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Labruna
authors.forename: Luis Marcelo A
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Camargo
authors.forename: Rosangela Z
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.forename: Solange M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gennari
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan