Title of article
The first record of American visceral leishmaniasis in domestic cats from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Author/Authors
Alba Valéria Machado da Silva، نويسنده , , Claudia Dias de Souza Cândido، نويسنده , , Daniela de Pita Pereira، نويسنده , , Reginaldo Peçanha Brazil، نويسنده , , Jo?o Carlos Araujo Carreira، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
Pages
3
From page
92
To page
94
Abstract
This paper is the first to report visceral leishmaniasis in domestic cats (Felis catus domesticus) from an endemic area in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. A relatively high seroprevalence of 25% was observed although none of them have presented any symptom. Our results support the observation of previous authors, suggesting that cats may be considered as alternative domestic hosts of visceral leishmaniasis and should be included in serological investigations performed in endemic areas.
Keywords
American visceral leishmaniasis , PCR , cats , Rio de Janeiro , Indirect fluorescence assay
Journal title
Acta Tropica
Serial Year
2008
Journal title
Acta Tropica
Record number
778569
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