Presence of anti-Leishmania spp. antibodies in slaughter horses in Brazil

The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of anti-Leishmania spp. antibodies using an indirect immunofluorescence technique in the serum of equidae slaughtered in two slaughterhouses registered with the Federal Inspection Service. Titers greater than 40 were considered reagents. Bl...

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Published inSemina. Ciências agrárias : revista cultural e científica da Universidade Estadual de Londrina Vol. 38; no. 6; pp. 3921 - 3926
Main Authors Evers, Fernanda, Ferreira, Fernanda Pinto, Navarro, Italmar Teodorico, Mitsuka-Breganó, Regina, Pagliari, Sthefany, Monica, Thais Cabral, Nino, Beatriz De Souza Lima, Freire, Roberta Lemos
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universidade Estadual de Londrina 01.11.2017
Subjects
Equine
IFAT
Leishmaniosis
Serology
Slaughterhouse
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Summary:The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of anti-Leishmania spp. antibodies using an indirect immunofluorescence technique in the serum of equidae slaughtered in two slaughterhouses registered with the Federal Inspection Service. Titers greater than 40 were considered reagents. Blood samples were collected from 398 animals of both sexes, with different ages, and coming from six Brazilian states, of which 46.0% (183/398) were reactive, indicating that these animals were exposed to the leishmaniasis agent that is widely distributed in Brazil.
ISSN:1676-546X
1679-0359
DOI:10.5433/1679-0359.2017v38n6p3921