Association between the prevalence of infestation by Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Ctenocephalides felis felis and the presence of anti-Leishmania antibodies: A case–control study in dogs from a Brazilian endemic área

dc.creatorPaz, Gustavo Fontes
dc.creatorRibeiro, Múcio Flávio Barbosa
dc.creatorSoares, Danielle Ferreira de Magalhães
dc.creatorSathler, Kelly P. B.
dc.creatorMorais, Maria Helena F.
dc.creatorFiuza, Vanessa de Oliveira Pires
dc.creatorBrandão, Silvana Tedes
dc.creatorWerneck, Guilherme L.
dc.creatorDias, Consuelo Latorre Fortes
dc.creatorDias, Edelberto Santos
dc.date2018-07-30T13:11:23Z
dc.date2018-07-30T13:11:23Z
dc.date2010
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T20:18:06Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T20:18:06Z
dc.identifierPAZ, Gustavo Fontes et al. Association between the prevalence of infestation by Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Ctenocephalides felis felis and the presence of anti-Leishmania antibodies: A case–control study in dogs from a Brazilian endemic área. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, v. 97, n. 2, p. 131-133, 2010
dc.identifier0167-5877
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/27700
dc.identifier10.1016/j.prevetmed.2010.08.006
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8853710
dc.descriptionThe association between the prevalence of infestation by Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Ctenocephalides felis felis and the presence of anti-Leishmania antibodies has been evaluated in dogs located in a city of Brazil endemic for canine visceral leishmaniasis. Blood samples from 5556 domestic dogs domiciliated in the urban area of Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais state) were submitted to enzyme linked immunosorbent (ELISA) and indirect immunofluorescent antibody (IFAT) assays, and 432 (7.8%) animals tested positive. Seropositive (n = 200) and seronegative (n = 200) dogs were randomly selected and examined for the presence of ticks and fleas, the results of which were expressed qualitatively as infested or non-infested, irrespective of the intensity of infestation. The prevalence of infestation by R. sanguineus was significantly greater (ρ = 0.04) among seropositive dogs (38.5%) compared with their seronegative counterparts (29.0%). Similarly, the prevalence of infestation by C. felis felis was significantly greater (ρ < 0.01) within the seropositive group (36.5%) than within the seronegative group (15.0%). Moreover, the probability of seropositivity for Leishmania was 53% higher in tick-infested dogs and 300% higher in flea-infested dogs in comparison with non-infested animals. Our data provide evidence of the vectorial capacity of these ectoparasites in transmitting Leishmania to the canine population, although further studies are needed to confirm or reject this hypothesis.
dc.description2030-01-01
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier B.V
dc.rightsrestricted access
dc.subjectLeishmania
dc.subjectcachorros
dc.subjectRhipicephalus sanguineus
dc.subjectCtenocephalides felis felis
dc.subjectLeishmania
dc.subjectDogs
dc.subjectRhipicephalus sanguineus
dc.subjectCtenocephalides felis felis
dc.titleAssociation between the prevalence of infestation by Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Ctenocephalides felis felis and the presence of anti-Leishmania antibodies: A case–control study in dogs from a Brazilian endemic área
dc.typeArticle


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