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2020-12-26
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PARASITOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF CANINE VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS: IS INTACT SKIN A GOOD TARGET?
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The objective of this study was to evaluate intact skin of seroreactive dogs as a possible target for the parasito-logical confirmation of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL). For this purpose, 394 dogs identified inserological surveys carried out in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte were studied. Blood was collected from all animals for serology and a tissue sample was obtained from two sites for parasitological diagnosis. Skin obtained from the ear and scapular region was simultaneously analyzed in 247 animals and lesion samples and ear skin were analyzed in 147 dogs. Leishmania parasites were isolated from 310 (78.7%) animals, and all isolates were identified as Leishmania chagasi. Simultaneous isolation fromtwo sites was possible in 240 of the 310 animals, including ear and scapular skin in 151/247 (61.1%) and ear skin and skin lesions in 89/147 (60.5%). Ours results suggest that intact skin is one of the maintarget sites for the parasitological confirmation of CVL in seroreactive dogs.
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