Abstract INTRODUCTION: Human visceral leishmaniasis (HVL) primarily occurs in regions that present socioeconomic, health, and environmental vulnerability. In Pernambuco, Brazil, this neglected zoonosis has expanded in magnitude as well as geographically, and efforts to manage HVL have been insufficient...
Abstract This report describes the first autochthonous case of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Rondônia, northern Brazil. A canine resident of the municipality of Cacoal, with clinical signs and symptoms of visceral leishmaniasis, was treated by a veterinarian. Samples were analyzed by a reference labo...
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/sangre,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Enfermedades de los Perros/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de los Perros/epidemiología,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática/veterinaria,
Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente Indirecta/veterinaria,
Leishmania infantum/genética,
Leishmania infantum/inmunología,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/diagnóstico,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/epidemiología,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/veterinaria,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa/veterinaria
Dias, Renata Cristina Ferreira;
Thomaz-Soccol, Vanete;
Pasquali, Aline Kuhn Sbruzzi;
Alban, Silvana Maria;
Fendrich, Ricardo Cancio;
Pozzolo, Eliane Maria;
Chiyo, Luciana;
Bisetto Júnior, Alceu;
Ferreira, Fernanda Pinto;
Desto, Stela Silva;
Freire, Roberta Lemos;
Mitsuka-Breganó, Regina;
Navarro, Italmar Teodorico.
Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of anti-Leishmania spp. antibodies in dogs from localities in the city of Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná state, Brazil, on the border with Argentina and Paraguay. Blood samples dogs were collected to perform the following serologic tests: immunoc...
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/sangre,
Enfermedades de los Perros/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de los Perros/epidemiología,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente Indirecta,
Leishmania/inmunología,
Leishmaniasis Visceral,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/epidemiología,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/veterinaria,
Prevalencia,
Brasil
Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to describe the occurrence of human visceral leishmaniasis in Araçatuba with regard to time and space and to identify high risk areas. METHODS: We included all human visceral leishmaniasis autochthonous cases reported between 1999 and 2015. The incidence rates...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonosis caused by parasites of the Leishmania genus. VL is present in countries with tropical climates, being endemic in Brazil,, including the region of the lower-middle São Francisco Valley which includes the urban centers of Petrolina (Pernamb...
Abstract Visceral leishmaniasis is a systemic disease that is potentially severe and endemic in Brazil. It clinically manifests as fever, weight loss, swelling, hepatosplenomegaly, paleness, and edema. In this study, we discuss a case of a 1-year-old child diagnosed with refractory visceral leishmaniasis...
Abstract The aim of this study was to find correlations between haematological and rheological parameters in canine visceral leishmaniasis (CLV). Enrolled dogs with CVL (n=31) had a confirmed diagnosis using the rapid test Dual Path Platform (TR DPP®) kit and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) assay. A co...
INTRODUÇÃO: A leishmaniose Visceral (LV) é uma antropozoonose causada pela Leishmania infantum que avança nos últimos trinta anos a passos largos em sentido ao ambiente urbano. Desde 1977 há registros da doença em áreas periféricas do município do Rio de Janeiro, entretanto em 2011 foi descrita...
Introduction: The knowledge of the relationship between Visceral Leishmaniosis and climatic aspects is already well established in the literature of other countries, but lack data of this relationship in Brazil. Objective: This study aimed to describe the seasonal distribution of hospitalizations for Vis...
