Canine visceral leishmaniasis in northeast Brazil: epidemiological aspects

In a rural area of Northeast Brazil, the relatively high serological infection by Leishmania in dogs, the lack of classical vector Lutzomyia longipalpis and of American Visceral Leishmaniasis cases in human beings and the observation of Leishmania in ticks collected in infected dogs suggest that tic...

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Published inBulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique (1990) Vol. 100; no. 1; pp. 49 - 50
Main Authors Silva, O A, Silva, P B, Silva, O V, Braga, G M, Albuquerque Júnior, A, Queiros Neto, V, Rocha, M E, Silva, E F
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published France 01.02.2007
Subjects
Animals
Arachnid Vectors - parasitology
Brazil - epidemiology
Dog Diseases - epidemiology
Dog Diseases - transmission
Dogs
Female
Leishmaniasis, Visceral - epidemiology
Leishmaniasis, Visceral - transmission
Leishmaniasis, Visceral - veterinary
Male
Rhipicephalus - parasitology
Tick Infestations - parasitology
Tick Infestations - veterinary
Brazil
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Summary:In a rural area of Northeast Brazil, the relatively high serological infection by Leishmania in dogs, the lack of classical vector Lutzomyia longipalpis and of American Visceral Leishmaniasis cases in human beings and the observation of Leishmania in ticks collected in infected dogs suggest that ticks may be responsible for the transmission between dogs.
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ISSN:0037-9085