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Canine visceral leishmaniasis and Chagas disease among dogs in Araguaína, Tocantins

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Title
Canine visceral leishmaniasis and Chagas disease among dogs in Araguaína, Tocantins
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, June 2013
DOI 10.1590/s1984-29612013005000024
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Arielle Nunes Morais, Marlos Gonçalves Sousa, Luciana Regina Meireles, Norival Kesper, Eufrosina Setsu Umezawa

Abstract

The present study analyzed serum samples from 111 male and female dogs of various ages from the municipality of Araguaína in the State of Tocantins, Brazil. Serological diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) was initially performed at the Central Laboratory (Laboratório Central - LACEN) of Araguaína, resulting in 61 positive samples by an indirect immunofluorescence assay (IIFA) (≥1:40) and 50 non-reactive samples. The same samples were analyzed at the São Paulo Institute of Tropical Medicine (Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo - IMTSP) by an enzyme-linked-immunosorbent assay (ELISA), resulting in 57 positive samples (51.35%) and 54 negative samples (48.64%). The Kappa coefficient of agreement between the tests was 0.74. The serum samples were also subjected to a diagnostic assay for Trypanosoma cruzi (Trypomastigote Excreted/Secreted Antigens -TESA-blot) that detected five suspect animals; three of those animals were positive for leishmaniasis by ELISA but negative by IIFA. These findings suggest that the canine population of Araguaína may be simultaneously infected with Leishmania chagasi and T. cruzi. The results obtained demonstrate the difficulty of using serology to detect CVL, thus emphasizing the necessity for a reference test to diagnose CVL, particularly in regions where the infection is endemic.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Brazil 3 7%
Unknown 40 93%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 6 14%
Researcher 6 14%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 12%
Student > Bachelor 5 12%
Other 3 7%
Other 7 16%
Unknown 11 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 19%
Medicine and Dentistry 7 16%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 4 9%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 7%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 7%
Other 3 7%
Unknown 15 35%
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