Outbreak of autochthonous canine visceral leishmaniasis in Santa Catarina, Brazil

The present study reports the first outbreak of autochthonous canine visceral leishmaniasis in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. Following the report of two cases of CVL, the Control Center of Zoonotic Diseases conducted a serological survey by ELISA and IFAT assays in seven districts...

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Main Authors: Mário Steindel, Álvaro Menin, Tatiane Evangelista, Patrícia H. Stoco, Mariel A. Marlow, Renata C. Fleith, Celso Pilati, Edmundo C. Grisard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2013-04-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2013000400013&lng=en&tlng=en