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ANTI-BRUCELLA CANIS ANTIBODIES IN DOGS NATURALLY INFECTED WITH LEISHMANIA INFANTUM AND ASSOCIATED HISTOLOGICAL ALTERATIONS IN THE GENITAL TRACT
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In canine visceral leishmaniasis, coinfections can aggravate the disease. Our aim was to investigate Brucella canis in dogs infected with Leishmania infantum. One hundred and six L. infantum-seropositive dogs were submitted to serology for B. canis, PCR for B. canis and L. infantum, and histopathological analysis of the genital tract. Anti-B. canis antibodies were detected in seven dogs whose clinical signs, L. infantum load and histological alterations were similar to those of seronegative animals. The circulation of anti-B. canis antibodies was low but demonstrates the exposure of dogs to this bacterium in a visceral leishmaniasis-endemic area.
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