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| Title |
Leishmania, Babesia and Ehrlichia in urban pet dogs: co-infection or cross-reaction in serological methods?
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| Published in |
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, January 2015
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| DOI | 10.1590/0037-8682-0291-2014 |
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| Authors |
Felipe da Silva Krawczak, Ilka Afonso Reis, Julia Angélica da Silveira, Daniel Moreira Avelar, Andreza Pain Marcelino, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck, Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Gustavo Fontes Paz |
| Abstract |
The present study was designed to assess the occurrence of co-infection or cross-reaction in the serological techniques used for detecting the anti-Leishmania spp., -Babesia canis vogeli and -Ehrlichia canis antibodies in urban dogs from an area endemic to these parasites. The serum samples from dogs were tested for the Babesia canis vogeli strain Belo Horizonte antigen and Ehrlichia canis strain São Paulo by immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT) and by anti-Leishmania immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody detection to assess Leishmania infection. We used the following four commercial kits for canine visceral leishmaniasis: ELISA, IFAT, Dual Path Platform (DPP) (Bio Manguinhos(r)/FIOCRUZ/MS) and a rK39 RDT (Kalazar Detect Canine Rapid Test; Inbios). Of 96 serum samples submitted to serological assays, 4 (4.2%) were positive for Leishmania as determined by ELISA; 12 (12.5%), by IFAT; 14 (14.6%) by rK39 RDT; and 20 (20.8%), by DPP. Antibodies against Ehrlichia and Babesia were detected in 23/96 (23.9%) and 30/96 (31.2%) samples, respectively. No significant association was identified between the results of tests for detecting Babesia or Ehrlichia and those for detecting Leishmania (p-value>0.05). In the present study, we demonstrated co-infection with Ehrlichia or Babesia and Leishmania in dogs from Minas Gerais (Brazil); we also found that the serological tests that were used did not cross-react. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 138 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Serbia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 132 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 24 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 14% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 11% |
| Researcher | 14 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 9% |
| Other | 27 | 20% |
| Unknown | 27 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 38 | 28% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 28 | 20% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 12% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 10 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 10 | 7% |
| Unknown | 32 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
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