title: Prevalence of Leishmania spp. infection in domestic dogs in Chapare, Bolivia.
abstract: Data on Leishmania spp. infection in dogs in Bolivia is scarce. Dogs from an area where 90% of human cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) cases are due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis were screened for Leishmania infection using established enzyme-linked immunosorbent antibody test (ELISA) protocols. Although none of the 51 dogs surveyed had clinical lesions indicative of CL, 6 out of 51 (11.8%) sampled dogs tested positive by ELISA.
authors.affiliation: CUMETROP, Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Cochabamba, Bolivia.
authors.forename: Rudy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parrado
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.forename: Mary Cruz
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Torrico
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Reithinger
authors.forename: Ana Lineth
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Garcia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D001838:Bolivia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan