A seroepidemiological study of leishmaniasis in horses in the region from Araçatuba-SP, Brazil, an endemic area for visceral leishmaniasis

Authors

  • Francisco Leydson Formiga Feitosa Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Araçatuba, SP
  • Juliani Leal
  • Luiz Cláudio Nogueira Mendes Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Araçatuba, SP
  • Jualiana Regina Peiró Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Araçatuba, SP
  • Sílvia Helena Venturoli Perri Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Araçatuba, SP
  • Valéria Marçal Felix de Lima Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Araçatuba, SP
  • Mary Marcondes Universidade Estadual Paulista, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Araçatuba, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.v49i6p500-502

Keywords:

L. chagasi, Cutaneous leishmaniasis, ELISA, rk39

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to perform a leishmaniasis survey in horses from Araçatuba, São Paulo, an endemic area of Brazil. Of the 466 horses tested for the presence of anti-Leishmania chagasi titers by ELISA, 68 (14.59%) were seropositive, with titers varying between 0.324 and 0.813. ELISA positive samples were also tested by immunocromatography and 19/466 (4.08%) were positive. The results of the present study indicated that equines are in contact and can attract phlebotomines, and highlight the necessity of a more accurate investigation on the role played by the horses living in endemic areas, in order to help to control the spread of the illness.

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Published

2012-12-11

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Vol. 49 No. 6 (2012)

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Feitosa FLF, Leal J, Mendes LCN, Peiró JR, Perri SHV, Lima VMF de, et al. A seroepidemiological study of leishmaniasis in horses in the region from Araçatuba-SP, Brazil, an endemic area for visceral leishmaniasis. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2012 Dec. 11 [cited 2025 Apr. 29];49(6):500-2. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/53947