Prevalence of antibodies against three species of Leishmania (L. mexicana, L. braziliensis, L. infantum) and possible associated factors in dogs from Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
; 106(4): 252-8, 2012 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-22321575
ABSTRACT
Leishmania spp. has been recorded in humans and in dogs, and numerous studies have demonstrated that dogs act as reservoirs for visceral leishmaniasis. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of three species of the Leishmania genus and possible associated factors in sera of 218 dogs from two different populations in Mérida, Yucatán (Mexico). The sera were analyzed to detect antibodies against L. mexicana, L. braziliensis, and L. infantum using the superoxide dismutase- enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (SOD-ELISA) and Western blot as confirmation. The Fe-SOD excreted was used as the antigenic fraction for the three Leishmania species. The prevalence values found were 30.2% (L. mexicana), 8.2% (L. braziliensis), and 11.9% (L. infantum), with L. mexicana seroprevalence being greater than L. braziliensis and L. infantum (p<0.05). Five percent (11/218) of the dogs showed antibodies against L. mexicana/L. braziliensis, 5.5% (12/218) with L. mexicana/L. infantum and 1.8% (4/218) with L. mexicana/L. braziliensis/L. infantum. No relationship (p>0.05) was found between antibodies against L. mexicana and breed, age, physical condition, or cutaneous lesions in dogs. This study provides evidence of antibodies against L. mexicana, L. braziliensis and L. infantum in dog populations from Mérida, Mexico.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Leishmania braziliensis
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Leishmania mexicana
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Anticorpos Antiprotozoários
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Leishmaniose
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Leishmania infantum
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Doenças do Cão
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
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Mexico
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article