RISK FACTORS AND CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION ASSOCIATED WITH SEROPOSITIVITY FOR CANINE VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS

Authors

  • Márcia J. de F. Mesquita de Figueiredo Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia
  • Nazaré Fonseca de Souza Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia
  • Heriberto Ferreira de Figueiredo Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia
  • Andre M. Conceição Meneses Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia
  • Ednaldo da Silva Filho Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia
  • Gláucia Graziele Nascimento Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v15i1.25097

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Animal Parasithology

Abstract

In order to evaluate the risk factors and clinical classification associated with seropositivity for Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis (CVL) in the city of Colares, Pará State, 435 serum samples were collected from dogs of both sexes, aged from 4 months, with or without standard breed and with or without clinical symptoms suggestive of disease, from the neighborhoods and the rural areas, and analyzed. Serology was performed using immunoenzymatic assay (ELISA/S7) and Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA) methods in fixed slides with antigens from Leishmania infantum. Sex did not present statistic significance (P>0.05). There was significant prevalence of LVC regarding age and clinical classification (P < 0.05). The prevalence was higher for dogs aged less than 2 years and for those classified as clinically symptomatic, and onychogryphosis and skin changes were the most common clinical changes.

KEYWORDS: dogs; Pará State; risk factors; seropositivity; visceral leishmaniasis.

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Author Biographies

Márcia J. de F. Mesquita de Figueiredo, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia

Instituto da Saúde e Produção Animal, Hospital Veterinário

Nazaré Fonseca de Souza, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia

Instituto da Saúde e Produção Animal

Heriberto Ferreira de Figueiredo, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia

Instituto da Saúde e Produção Animal

Andre M. Conceição Meneses, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia

Instituto da Saúde e Produção Animal

Ednaldo da Silva Filho, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia

Instituto de Ciências Agrárias

Gláucia Graziele Nascimento, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco

Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal Tropical

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Published

2014-03-28

How to Cite

FIGUEIREDO, M. J. de F. M. de; SOUZA, N. F. de; FIGUEIREDO, H. F. de; MENESES, A. M. C.; FILHO, E. da S.; NASCIMENTO, G. G. RISK FACTORS AND CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION ASSOCIATED WITH SEROPOSITIVITY FOR CANINE VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 15, n. 1, p. 102–106, 2014. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v15i1.25097. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/25097. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Veterinary Medicine

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