High seroprevalence and associated factors for visceral leishmaniasis in dogs in a transmission area of Paraíba state, Northeastern Brazil

High seroprevalence and associated factors for visceral leishmaniasis in dogs in a transmission area of Paraíba state, Northeastern Brazil

Abstract Dogs have been implicated as main reservoirs for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in urban areas. Therefore, studies on this species provide important data for public health. Thus, the objective of the present study was to ascertain the seroprevalence of canine VL (CVL) and the associated factor...

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Main Authors: Maria das Graças da Silva Bernardino, Débora Ferreira do Santos Angelo, Raizza Barros Sousa Silva, Edijanio Galdino da Silva, Laysa Freire Franco e Silva, Antônio Fernando de Melo Vaz, Marcia Almeida de Melo, Carolina de Sousa Américo Batista Santos, Clebert José Alves, Sérgio Santos de Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
leishmania infantum
zoonose
saúde pública
epidemiologia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612020000200302&lng=en&tlng=en

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