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| Voltarelli,EM; Arraes,SMAA; Perles,; Lonardoni,MVC; Teodoro,U; Silveira,TGV. |
| Leishmania sp. infection was investigated in wild animals from the Ingá Park, in the municipality of Maringá, Paraná state, Brazil, where American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is an endemic disease. Sixty-five mammals, comprising Didelphis albiventris, Cerdocyon thous, Lycalopex vetulus, Cebus apella, Dasyprocta azarae, Dasypus novemcinctus, Procyon cancrivorus and Nasua nasua, were captured. Blood samples were collected for parasite cultivation. Antibodies were investigated by direct agglutination test (DAT) using Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis as antigen. Flagellates were observed in blood cultures of 14 (35.9%) Didelphis albiventris. Anti-Leishmania antibodies were detected in 31 (51.6%) specimens of Cerdocyon thous, Lycalopex vetulus, Cebus apella,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Leishmania; Wild animals; Reservoir; Agglutination tests. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992009000400011 |
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| Cañón Franco,William Alberto; Bergamaschi,Denise Pimentel; Richtzenhain,Leonardo José; Nogueira,Yeda; Camargo,Luís Marcelo Aranha; Souza,Silvio Luís Pereira de; Gennari,Solange Maria. |
| Toxoplasmosis is a zoonosis that has been the subject of study in Brazil and worldwide. The dogs are sentinels for the infection and can carry Toxoplasma gondii in the environment. Seroepidemiological surveys of these animals are an important tool in the surveillance and control of the disease and inform decision-making in health programs. In this study the performance of the Modified Agglutination Test (MAT) in the serodiagnosis of canine toxoplasmosis is evaluated and compared to the indirect immunofluorescent-antibody test (IFAT). A sample of 157 dog sera from the county of Monte Negro, Rondônia, with 76.40% positive reactions for Toxoplasma gondii (IFAT =16) was analyzed using the MAT (=25), presenting sensitivity of 85.00% (Confidence Interval 95.00%:... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Toxoplasma gondii; Dog; Agglutination tests; Sensitivity and specificity. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-95962003000600009 |
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