Abstract
The aim of this study was to identify the Leishmania species in Jaciara dogs; visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in the county of Jaciara. A comparison among the PCR results for the spleen, bone marrow, skin and blood of 101 dogs with VL-reactive serum were evaluated. Spleen tissue showed the highest detection percentage, followed by bone marrow. In 97 (96.04%) dogs, the Leishmania DNA detected was confirmed as L. chagasi, emphasizing the importance of aetiological identifications in sympatric areas with other trypanosomatids.
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Lazari, P., de Almeida, A. do B. P. F., Dutra, V., Nakazato, L., Dias, A. F. L. de R., de Brito, V. N., … Sousa, V. R. F. (2016). Leishmania chagasi em cães no município de Jaciara, Mato Grosso, Brasil. Ciencia Rural, 46(2), 315–317. https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-8478cr20150126
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