Seroprevalence rates of antibodies againstLeishmania infantum and other protozoan and rickettsial parasites in dogs

Canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is caused by the protozoan Leishmania infantum, which infects dogs and humans in many regions of Brazil. The present study involved an indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) to analyze L. infantum,Ehrlichia spp., Babesia canis,Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora can...

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Main Authors: Silvana de Cássia Paulan, Aline Gouveia de Souza Lins, Michely da Silva Tenório, Diogo Tiago da Silva, Hilda Fátima de Jesus Pena, Rosangela Zacarias Machado, Solange Maria Gennari, Wilma Aparecida Starke Buzetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612013000100162&lng=en&tlng=en