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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Autores principales: 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
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto de Medicina Tropical 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5459546/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28591267
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1678-9946201759039

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