title: Canine visceral leishmaniasis in the Krenak indigenous community, Resplendor, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, 2007.
abstract: The authors conducted a cross-sectional study of the local canine population in the Krenak indigenous community to detect parasites of the genus Leishmania and identify the circulating species and the proportion of asymptomatic dogs, while investigating associations between canine infection and the dogs' sex, age, and hair length. A seroepidemiological survey was performed, including 63 dogs. All the animals underwent clinical examination to verify the presence of characteristic signs, and serum samples were taken for serological tests (ELISA, IIF). Infected dogs culled by the health service were necropsied and the material was analyzed using molecular diagnostic techniques. The cross-sectional study detected a 46% prevalence rate, and the circulating species was Leishmania (L.) chagasi. The statistical analysis showed no association between infection and the independent variables. The study generated data on the epidemiological situation with canine infection in the area, which was previously unknown.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Vale do Rio Doce, Governador Valadares, Brasil. eloiza_ga@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Eloiza Gonçalves
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Antônio
authors.forename: Marcos Aurélio Fulgêncio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Malacco
authors.forename: Célia Maria Ferreira
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gontijo
authors.forename: Eliana Furtado
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Ivo Santana
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Caldas
authors.forename: João Luiz
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pena
authors.forename: George Luiz Lins
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Machado-Coelho
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007199:Indians, South American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies