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VETERINARY JOURNAL
Volume 179, Issue 1, Pages 142-144Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.08.009
Keywords
Canine leishmaniasis; Blood; Lymph node; Bone marrow; Diagnostics; PCR
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- EU/FEDER, [POCI/CVT/56357/2004]
- Fundacao Ciencia Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal. [SFRH /BD/12523/2003)]
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Serology, bone marrow (BM)-, lymph node (LN)- and whole blood-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were evaluated as potential reference tests for the diagnosis of canine leishmaniasis. A high degree of agreement ( >= 91.0%) was observed between Leishmania cultures and serology or BM/LN-PCR. In the light of these results as well as the access to biological test material and the cost of each method, LN-PCR is recommended for the diagnosis or therapeutic control of canine leishmaniasis, but BM-PCR is a suitable alternative in dogs without detectable adenomegaly. For large-scale epidemiological field studies, antibody detection is appropriate and whole blood-PCR can be used to complement the serological results. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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