Can spleen aspirations be safely used for the parasitological diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniosis? A study on assymptomatic and polysymptomatic animals

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 331-339

  Barrouin Melo, Stella Maria ^a,b   Larangeira, Daniela Farias ^a   de Andrade Filho, Fernando Antônio ^b   Trigo, Joelma ^b   Julião, Fred Silva ^b   Franke, Carlos Roberto ^b   Palis Aguiar, Paulo Henrique ^a,b   Conrado dos Santos, Washington Luís ^a,c   Pontes de Carvalho, Lain ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^c ESCOLA BAHIANA DE MEDICINA E SAÚDE PÚBLICA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dog; Leishmaniasis; Leishmaniosis; Parasitological diagnosis; Spleen aspiration

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BRAZIL; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; MALE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SPLEEN EXAMINATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; SPLEEN;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 32944481178     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2004.11.010     Document Type: Article

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