TY - JOUR
T1 - Reliability of serological methods for detection of leishmaniasis in Portuguese domestic and wild reservoirs
AU - Semião-Santos, S. J.
AU - Abranches, P
AU - Silva-Pereira, M. C D
AU - Santos-Gomes, G. M.
AU - Fernandes, J. P.
AU - Vetter, J. C M
PY - 1996/11
Y1 - 1996/11
N2 - A direct agglutination test (DAT) and an immunofluorescence technique (IFAT) were compared for detection of Leishmania infantum infection in 43 dogs and five foxes from Alto-Douro and Arrábida, two known endemic areas in Portugal. In four dogs with proved canine leishmaniasis, both DAT and IFAT showed positive readings (titres ≥1:320 and ≥1:128). Of 34 samples collected from apparently healthy dogs, ten were positive by both serological tests and eight were serologically positive by one test or the other. Three foxes out of five captured in this area, scored titres indicative of leishmaniasis in both DAT and IFAT. The concordance between DAT and IFAT in all collected samples (48) was 81.25%. Considering these and previous studies in the adjacent Mediterranean areas, the seroprevalence ofL. infantum infection in the canine and vulpine populations appear to be of high magnitude.
AB - A direct agglutination test (DAT) and an immunofluorescence technique (IFAT) were compared for detection of Leishmania infantum infection in 43 dogs and five foxes from Alto-Douro and Arrábida, two known endemic areas in Portugal. In four dogs with proved canine leishmaniasis, both DAT and IFAT showed positive readings (titres ≥1:320 and ≥1:128). Of 34 samples collected from apparently healthy dogs, ten were positive by both serological tests and eight were serologically positive by one test or the other. Three foxes out of five captured in this area, scored titres indicative of leishmaniasis in both DAT and IFAT. The concordance between DAT and IFAT in all collected samples (48) was 81.25%. Considering these and previous studies in the adjacent Mediterranean areas, the seroprevalence ofL. infantum infection in the canine and vulpine populations appear to be of high magnitude.
KW - Canine
KW - Direct agglutination test
KW - Immunofluorescence technique
KW - Leishmaniasis
KW - Vulpine
KW - Parasitologia Médica
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U2 - 10.1590/s0074-02761996000600018
DO - 10.1590/s0074-02761996000600018
M3 - Article
C2 - 9283658
AN - SCOPUS:0030274758
SN - 0074-0276
VL - Vol. 91
SP - 747
EP - 750
JO - Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
JF - Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
IS - n.º 6
ER -