Abstract Leishmaniasis is a zoonotic disease caused by over 20 species of protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania. Infection is commonly spread by sandflies and produces a wide spectrum of clinical signs and symptoms. Therefore, from an epidemiological and therapeutic standpoint, it is important to d...
Abstract Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a zoonosis with a worldwide distribution that has a major impact on public health. The aim of this study was to verify the prevalence of canine infection by Leishmania infantum, the factors associated with the infection and its spatial distribution in the municipal...
Abstract The present study aimed to evaluate a methodology for active surveillance of visceral leishmaniasis by detecting Leishmania DNA in organs of wild road-killed animals from November 2016 to October 2018 in the North of Paraná, Brazil. The collection points of road-killed wild animals were georefe...
Cândido, Stéfhano Luís;
Pavelegini, Lucas Avelino Dandolini;
Pacheco, Thábata dos Anjos;
Pacheco, Richard de Campos;
Silva, Victória Luiza de Barros;
Morgado, Thais Oliveira;
Colodel, Edson Moleta;
Nakazato, Luciano;
Almeida, Arleana do Bom Parto Ferreira de;
Dutra, Valéria.
Abstract Trypanosomatids are uniflagellate protozoa belonging to the Trypanosomatidae family. The genera Trypanosoma and Leishmania are of paramount importance as they contain species that cause serious diseases, such as Chagas disease and Leishmaniasis, respectively. The objective of the present study w...
Abstract Efforts to control a zoonotic disease such as visceral leishmaniasis (VL) caused by Leishmania infantum can be successful if they rely on comprehensive data on animal infection. In Bahia state, Brazil, human VL is endemic, yet some areas have no epidemiological data on canine L. infantum infecti...
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Ciudades,
Enfermedades de los Perros/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de los Perros/epidemiología,
Leishmania infantum,
Leishmaniasis/veterinaria,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/diagnóstico,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/epidemiología,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/veterinaria,
Estudios Seroepidemiológicos
Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the level of exposure to Leishmania infection in stray dogs in an area of intense visceral leishmaniasis transmission in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Blood samples from 178 dogs were analyzed using serological and molecular assays: rapid immunochromat...
Canine Leishmaniasis (CanL) is a multisystemic and chronic inflammatory disease characterized by nonspecific clinical manifestations. In CanL, inflammatory cells and chemical mediators released in response to the parasite play
a role in disease development and progression. Alterations on hematological pa...
Silva, Douglas Aparecido da;
Bonatto, Natália Camila Minucci;
Venturin, Gabriela Lovizutto;
Melo, Larissa Martins;
Oliveira, Paula Lima de;
Costa, Letícia Ramos;
Bosculo, Maria Rachel Melo;
Barros, Luiz Daniel de;
Lima, Valéria Marçal Felix de;
Almeida, Breno Fernando Martins de.
Abstract Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected and endemic zoonosis that occurs throughout Brazil; nevertheless, few studies have focused on the early detection of the disease. The municipality of Ourinhos is a non-receptive, silent and vulnerable area for VL, where the seroprevalence of this diseas...
Almeida, Aliny Pontes;
Pereira Júnior, Antonio Marques;
Paulo, Paula Frassinetti Medeiros de;
Pinto, Adriano Mendes Marchandeau;
Boroviec, Bruna Bastos;
Viana, Geysa Almeida;
Freitas, Moisés Thiago de Souza;
Fuverki, Renata Benício Neves;
Ferreira, Ricardo de Godoi Mattos;
Medeiros, Jansen Fernandes.
Abstract Leishmaniases are zoonotic diseases caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania. The disease has two clinical manifestations described in humans: visceral (VL) and cutaneous (CL) leishmaniasis. In Brazil, there has been an expansion of human VL. The participation of the dog as a reservoir of Leis...
Abstract Visceral leishmaniasis is a parasitic zoonosis that mainly affects poorest and most vulnerable populations, and domestic dogs are considered to be the main source of infection to the vector and therefore humans. However, several studies have investigated the role of other vertebrate hosts in the...
