Evaluation of change in canine diagnosis protocol adopted by the visceral leishmaniasis control program in Brazil and a new proposal for diagnosis.

Evaluation of change in canine diagnosis protocol adopted by the visceral leishmaniasis control program in Brazil and a new proposal for diagnosis.

The techniques used for diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) in Brazil ELISA and IFAT have been extensively questioned because of the accuracy of these tests. A recent change in the diagnosis protocol excluded IFAT and included the Dual-Path Platform (DPP). We evaluated the prevalence an...

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Main Authors: Wendel Coura-Vital, Henrique Gama Ker, Bruno Mendes Roatt, Rodrigo Dian Oliveira Aguiar-Soares, Gleisiane Gomes de Almeida Leal, Nádia das Dores Moreira, Laser Antônio Machado Oliveira, Evandro Marques de Menezes Machado, Maria Helena Franco Morais, Rodrigo Corrêa-Oliveira, Mariângela Carneiro, Alexandre Barbosa Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3946667?pdf=render

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