Canine Leishmaniasis in Brazil: Serological Follow-Up of a Dog Population in an Endemic Area of American Visceral Leishmaniasis

<table>Antigenic recognition by western blot from sera of naturally infected dogs with <i>L.(i.) chagasi</i>. Lane (−): serum from serumnegative (IFA) dog. Lanes (+): serum from serumpositive (IFA 1/1280) dog. Lane a–d: serum from dog 18, that seroconverted to <i>Leishmania (i.) chagasi</i>  (IFA) during follow-up. Lane a: IFA negative, western blot positive (bands 68.5, 32 and 29 kDa); b–d follow-up dog 18: IFA titers 1/1280 from month 2 of the follow-up onwards. Lane e–j: serum sample from dog 30 asymptomatic, IFA positive (1/640), and western blot positive (bands 32 and 29 kDa) at all six sample collections points.</table>

Journal of Parasitology Research

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Figure 1: Canine Leishmaniasis in Brazil: Serological Follow-Up of a Dog Population in an Endemic Area of American Visceral Leishmaniasis 