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LEISHMANIA (VIANNIA) BRAZILIENSIS EM CÃES NATURALMENTE INFECTADOS
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Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in naturally infected dogsAuthor
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Abstract in Portuguese
Foram estudados oito cães provenientes do Município de Maricá (RJ), com lesões sugestivas de
leishmaniose tegumentar americana por métodos parasitológicos e sorológicos. Leishmania spp foi encontrada em seis cães através do cultivo in vitro. Anticorpos específicos foram detectados em seis animais pelo ELISA e em dois pela imunofluorescência indireta. Cinco isolados caninos analisados apresentaram zimodema similar a Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. Sugere-se que cães clinicamente suspeitos sejam acompanhados periodicamente, na tentativa de confirmar o diagnóstico da leishmaniose tegumentar canina.
Abstract
Eight dogs from Maricá Municipality (RJ), with suggestive lesion of american tegumentary leishmaniasis were studied by parasitological and serological methods. Leishmania spp was found in six dogs by in vitro cultivation. Specific antibodies were detected in six dogs by ELISA and in two by indirect immunofluorescence. Five canine isolates were found to belong to the same zymodeme as Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. The
authors suggest that clinically suspect dogs should be followed-up in an attempt to confirm the diagnostic of
canine tegumentary leishmaniasis.
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