2017
DOI: 10.26605/medvet-n3-1779
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Leishmaniose visceral canina autóctone em área indene no Centro Oeste de Minas Gerais, Brasil

Abstract: Objetivou-se relatar o primeiro caso autóctone de leishmaniose visceral canina no município de Cláudio-MG, Brasil. Com base no exame clínico foram constatados sinais sugestivos da doença em um cão macho, sem raça definida de aproximadamente sete anos. O animal foi submetido à colheita de sangue para realização dos testes imunológicos de imunocromatografia rápida (DPP®) e ensaio imunoenzimático (ELISA), obtendo-se resultados positivos para leishmaniose canina em ambos os testes. Após autorização do tutor foi ob… Show more

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“…longipalpis ; the first human cases in Formiga were recorded in 2014 [ 37 ]. Autochthonous cases of CVL were recently identified in the municipalities of Cláudio and Iguatama [ 38 , 39 ]. Although unpublished, epidemiological studies developed in Pains also corroborate the dispersal capacity of the disease in the region, since Leishmania DNA was found in several sandfly vectors naturally infected by agents of VL or ATL and a CVL prevalence of 9% were found.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…longipalpis ; the first human cases in Formiga were recorded in 2014 [ 37 ]. Autochthonous cases of CVL were recently identified in the municipalities of Cláudio and Iguatama [ 38 , 39 ]. Although unpublished, epidemiological studies developed in Pains also corroborate the dispersal capacity of the disease in the region, since Leishmania DNA was found in several sandfly vectors naturally infected by agents of VL or ATL and a CVL prevalence of 9% were found.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Southeast Brazil, the state of Minas Gerais (MG) is the most endemic for leishmaniasis [ 4 , 5 ]. Even municipalities previously known to be free of VL, such as those in the Midwest Region of MG, have witnessed a rapid spread of this disease [ 6 ]. The municipality of Iguatama was considered free of VL until 2013, when the first canine case was reported [ 7 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%