Serological and molecular investigation of Leishmania spp. infection in cats from an area endemic for canine and human leishmaniasis in Northeast Brazil

Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of Leishmania spp. antibodies, and its association with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and feline leukemia virus (FeLV), in domestic cats from an area endemic for canine and human leishmaniasis in Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil...

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Main Authors: José Artur Brilhante Bezerra, Ilanna Vanessa Pristo de Medeiros Oliveira, Ana Carolina Yamakawa, Mariana Guimarães Nilsson, Klívio Loreno Raulino Tomaz, Kalyne Danielly Silva de Oliveira, Célio Souza da Rocha, Cecília Irene Perez Calabuig, Felipe Fornazari, Helio Langoni, João Marcelo Azevedo de Paula Antunes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2019-11-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612019000400790&tlng=en