Serological evaluation for detection of anti-Leishmania antibodies in dogs and cats in the district of Santa Rita de Cássia, municipality of Barra Mansa, State of Rio de Janeiro

From a canine case of american cutaneous leishmaniasis in the locality of Santa Rita de Cássia, municipality of Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, a serological survey was performed on 177 dogs and 43 cats. Evaluation of the canine serum samples showed that 10% had a positive reaction in the indirect immu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2009-03, Vol.42 (2), p.141-145
Hauptverfasser: Figueiredo, Fabiano Borges, Bonna, Isabel Cristina Fábregas, Nascimento, Lílian Dias, Costa, Tatiana da, Baptista, Cibele, Pacheco, Tânia Maria Valente, Amendoeira, Maria Regina Reis, Madeira, Maria de Fátima
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Zusammenfassung:From a canine case of american cutaneous leishmaniasis in the locality of Santa Rita de Cássia, municipality of Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro, a serological survey was performed on 177 dogs and 43 cats. Evaluation of the canine serum samples showed that 10% had a positive reaction in the indirect immunofluorescence test and 10.7% in the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Among the feline serum samples tested, none of the animals had a positive reaction in the indirect immunofluorescence test and only one (2.4%) showed a positive reaction in the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The detection of an autochthonous case of Leishmania braziliensis in Barra Mansa gives warning that a focus of american cutaneous leishmaniasis is possibly becoming established in this region.
ISSN:0037-8682
1678-9849
DOI:10.1590/S0037-86822009000200009