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| Author(s): |
Zanette, Mauricio Franco
[1]
;
Felix de Lima, Valeria Marcal
[2]
;
Laurenti, Marcia Dalastra
[3]
;
Rossi, Claudio Nazaretian
[1]
;
Vides, Juliana Peloi
[1]
;
da Costa Vieira, Rafael Felipe
[4]
;
Biondo, Alexander Welker
[5, 6]
;
Marcondes, Mary
[2]
Total Authors: 8
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Med Vet, Aracatuba, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Paulista, Fac Med Vet, Dept Clin Cirurgia & Reprod Anim, Aracatuba, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med, Lab Invest Med, BR-05508 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[4] Univ Fed Paraiba, Dept Ciencias Vet, Areia, PB - Brazil
[5] Univ Fed Parana, Dept Vet Med, BR-80060000 Curitiba, Parana - Brazil
[6] Univ Illinois, Dept Vet Pathobiol, Urbana, IL 61801 - USA
Total Affiliations: 6
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical; v. 47, n. 1, p. 105-107, JAN-FEB 2014. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 29 |
| Abstract | |
Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the serological cross-reactivity between Leishmania sp. and other canine pathogens. Methods: Positive serum samples for Ehrlichia canis, Babesia canis, Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Trypanosoma cruzi were tested using three serological methods enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), indirect immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT) and Kalazar Detect™, for canine visceral leishmaniasis. Results: Of the 57 dog samples tested, 24 (42.1%) tested positive using one of the three serological methods: 10/57 (17.5%) for ELISA, 11/57 (19.3%) for IFAT and 3/57 (5.3%) for Kalazar Detect™. Conclusions: Our results demonstrated that the presence of other infectious agents may lead to cross-reactivity on leishmaniasis serological tests. (AU) | |