Predictive factors for Leishmania infantum infection in dogs examined at a veterinary teaching hospital in Teresina, State of Piauí, Brazil
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: In Brazil, culling of seropositive dogs is one of the recommended strategies to control visceral leishmaniasis. Since infectiousness is correlated with clinical signs, control measures targeting symptomatic dogs could be more effective. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was...
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| author | Marcus Vinicius Gouvêa Ivete Lopes Mendonça Maria do Socorro Pires e Cruz Carlos Henrique Nery Costa José Ueleres Braga Guilherme Loureiro Werneck |
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| description | Abstract: INTRODUCTION: In Brazil, culling of seropositive dogs is one of the recommended strategies to control visceral leishmaniasis. Since infectiousness is correlated with clinical signs, control measures targeting symptomatic dogs could be more effective. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 1,410 dogs, predictive models were developed based on clinical signs and an indirect immunofluorescence antibody test. RESULTS: The validated predictive model showed sensitivity and specificity of 86.5% and 70.0%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Predictive models could be used as tools to aid control programs in focusing on a smaller fraction of dogs contributing more to infection dissemination. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2452433d48494f4dbe97e56d83c3e3c72022-12-22T00:28:32ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492016-02-0149110711110.1590/0037-8682-0187-2015S0037-86822016000100107Predictive factors for Leishmania infantum infection in dogs examined at a veterinary teaching hospital in Teresina, State of Piauí, BrazilMarcus Vinicius GouvêaIvete Lopes MendonçaMaria do Socorro Pires e CruzCarlos Henrique Nery CostaJosé Ueleres BragaGuilherme Loureiro WerneckAbstract: INTRODUCTION: In Brazil, culling of seropositive dogs is one of the recommended strategies to control visceral leishmaniasis. Since infectiousness is correlated with clinical signs, control measures targeting symptomatic dogs could be more effective. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 1,410 dogs, predictive models were developed based on clinical signs and an indirect immunofluorescence antibody test. RESULTS: The validated predictive model showed sensitivity and specificity of 86.5% and 70.0%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Predictive models could be used as tools to aid control programs in focusing on a smaller fraction of dogs contributing more to infection dissemination.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000100107&lng=en&tlng=enCanineControl measuresVisceral leishmaniasis |
| spellingShingle | Marcus Vinicius Gouvêa Ivete Lopes Mendonça Maria do Socorro Pires e Cruz Carlos Henrique Nery Costa José Ueleres Braga Guilherme Loureiro Werneck Predictive factors for Leishmania infantum infection in dogs examined at a veterinary teaching hospital in Teresina, State of Piauí, Brazil Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Canine Control measures Visceral leishmaniasis |
| title | Predictive factors for Leishmania infantum infection in dogs examined at a veterinary teaching hospital in Teresina, State of Piauí, Brazil |
| title_full | Predictive factors for Leishmania infantum infection in dogs examined at a veterinary teaching hospital in Teresina, State of Piauí, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Predictive factors for Leishmania infantum infection in dogs examined at a veterinary teaching hospital in Teresina, State of Piauí, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predictive factors for Leishmania infantum infection in dogs examined at a veterinary teaching hospital in Teresina, State of Piauí, Brazil |
| title_short | Predictive factors for Leishmania infantum infection in dogs examined at a veterinary teaching hospital in Teresina, State of Piauí, Brazil |
| title_sort | predictive factors for leishmania infantum infection in dogs examined at a veterinary teaching hospital in teresina state of piaui brazil |
| topic | Canine Control measures Visceral leishmaniasis |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000100107&lng=en&tlng=en |
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