Estudo soroepidemiológico de leishmaniose em equinos na região de Araçatuba-SP, Brasil, área endêmica para leishmaniose visceral
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2012-12-01
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Feitosa, Francisco Leydson Formiga [UNESP]
Leal, Juliani
Mendes, Luiz Claudio Nogueira [UNESP]
Peiró, Juliana Regina [UNESP]
Perri, Silvia Helena Venturoli [UNESP]
Lima, Valéria Marçal Felix de [UNESP]
Marcondes, Mary [UNESP]
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The aim of the present study was to perform a leishmaniasis survey in horses from Araçatuba, São Paulo, an endemic area of Brazil. Of the 466 horses tested for the presence of anti-Leishmania chagasi titers by ELISA, 68 (14.59%) were seropositive, with titers varying between 0.324 and 0.813. ELISA positive samples were also tested by immunocromatography and 19/466 (4.08%) were positive. The results of the present study indicated that equines are in contact and can attract phlebotomines, and highlight the necessity of a more accurate investigation on the role played by the horses living in endemic areas, in order to help to control the spread of the illness.
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Chagasi, Cutaneous leishmaniasis, ELISA, L, rk39
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Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science, v. 49, n. 6, p. 500-502, 2012.