Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Prevalence of Leishmania spp. infection in domestic dogs in Chapare, Bolivia.
- Journal:
- Veterinary parasitology
- Year:
- 2011
- Authors:
- Parrado, Rudy et al.
- Affiliation:
- CUMETROP
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
Data on Leishmania spp. infection in dogs in Bolivia is scarce. Dogs from an area where 90% of human cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) cases are due to Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis were screened for Leishmania infection using established enzyme-linked immunosorbent antibody test (ELISA) protocols. Although none of the 51 dogs surveyed had clinical lesions indicative of CL, 6 out of 51 (11.8%) sampled dogs tested positive by ELISA.
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