The performance of serological tests for Leishmania infantum infection screening in dogs depends on the prevalence of the disease

Dogs are considered the main reservoir of Leishmania infantum. This protozoan causes visceral leishmaniasis (VL), an uncontrolled urban zoonosis in Brazil. Serological tests and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on peripheral blood were performed to identify infected dogs in scenarios of higher and lo...

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Published in:Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
Main Authors: de Mendonça, Ivete Lopes, Batista, Joilson Ferreira, Schallig, Henk, Cruz, Maria do Socorro Pires e, Alonso, Diego Peres, Ribolla, Paulo Eduardo Martins, Costa, Dorcas Lamounier, Costa, Carlos Henrique Nery
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Instituto de Medicina Tropical 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5459546/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28591267
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946201759039
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