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Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in dogs in Brazil: epidemiology, co-infection, and clinical aspects

F. S. Carvalho, Wenceslau, A. A., Albuquerque, G. R., Munhoz, A. D., Gross, E., Carneiro, P. L. S., Oliveira, H. C., Rocha, J. M., Santos, I. A., and Rezende, R. P., Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in dogs in Brazil: epidemiology, co-infection, and clinical aspects, vol. 14, pp. 12062-12073, 2015.

Leishmaniasis is an endemic disease present in 98 countries. In Brazil, the northeast region accounts for approximately half of the cases in humans, and has experienced an increased number of positive cases in dogs. In this study, we investigated the epidemiology of canine leishmaniasis in the city of Ilhéus, Bahia, using serological and molecular techniques and evaluated the possible environmental risk factors and associated clinical signs. Blood samples were collected from 560 dogs in urban and peri-urban areas in Ilhéus, northeastern Brazil.

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