Risk factors associated with Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in the "Cinturão Verde" area from Ilha Solteira, SP.

• Grant number: 12/12066-3
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Effective date (Start): August 01, 2012
• Effective date (End): March 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Parasitology - Protozoology of Parasites
• Principal Investigator: Wilma Aparecida Starke Buzetti
• Grantee: Julio Cesar Pereira Spada
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia (FEIS). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Ilha Solteira. Ilha Solteira , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis (CVL) is a zoonotical parasitic disease of great importance for public health and is caused by the protozoa Leishmania (L.) infantum (syn: L. (L.) chagasi) transmitted by sand fly bite of the specie Lutzomyia longipalpis. Leishmania species are intracellular macrophagic parasites from dogs, humans and many wild animal hosts that can cause the death of the hosts if without any treatment. This study aims to study the risk factors associated with dogs naturally infected with CVL and the distribution of sand flies in an outlying rural area known by "Cinturão Verde" from Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil. The disease will be diagnosed by parasitological, serological (IFAT and ELISA) and molecular (PCR) tests. The insects will be collected using a CDC light trap placed monthly around the houses.

Scientific publications

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PEREIRA SPADA, JULIO CESAR; DA SILVA, DIOGO TIAGO; REAL MARTINS, KENNYA ROZY; RODAS, LILIAN APARECIDA COLEBRUSCO; ALVES, MARIA LUANA; FARIA, GLAUCIA AMORIM; BUZUTTI, MARCELO COSTA; SILVA, HELIO RICARDO; STARKE-BUZETTI, WILMA APARECIDA. Ocorrência de Lutzomyia longipalpis (Phlebotominae) e leishmaniose visceral canina em uma área rural de Ilha Solteira, SP, Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, v. 23, n. 4, p. 456-462, OCT-DEC 2014. (12/12066-3, 11/07580-7)

JULIO CESAR PEREIRA SPADA; DIOGO TIAGO DA SILVA; MARIA LUANA ALVES; NICOLÁS CÉSPEDES CÁRDENAS; OSVALDO FREDERICO INLAMEA; GLAUCIA AMORIM FARIA; ANDREA GONÇALVES FERREIRA; HELIO RICARDO SILVA; TRÍCIA MARIA FERREIRA DE SOUSA OLIVEIRA; WILMA APARECIDA STARKE BUZETTI. Risk factors associated with Leishmania exposure among dogs in a rural area of Ilha Solteira, SP, Brazil. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, v. 53, 2020-09-11. (12/12066-3, 11/07580-7)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

SPADA, Julio Cesar Pereira. Fatores de riscos associados à leishmaniose visceral canina na área de cinturão verde de Ilha Solteira, SP. 2014. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Engenharia. Ilha Solteira Ilha Solteira.