Surveillance for Antibodies to Leishmania spp. in Dogs From Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.authorRosypal, A. C.en
dc.contributor.authorTripp, S.en
dc.contributor.authorKinlaw, C.en
dc.contributor.authorHailemariam, S.en
dc.contributor.authorTidwell, R. R.en
dc.contributor.authorLindsay, David S.en
dc.contributor.authorRajapakse, Rpvjen
dc.contributor.authorSreekumar, C.en
dc.contributor.authorDubey, Jitender P.en
dc.date.accessed2014-06-16en
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-20T14:13:23Zen
dc.date.available2014-06-20T14:13:23Zen
dc.date.issued2010-02en
dc.description.abstractThe global distribution of leishmaniasis is rapidly expanding into new geographic regions. Dogs are the primary reservoir hosts for human visceral leishmaniasis caused by infection with Leishmania infantum. Natural infections with other Leishmania spp. can occur in dogs, but their role as reservoir hosts for other species of Leishmania is uncertain. Leishmania donovani is traditionally considered a visceralizing anthroponotic species; however, cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by L. donovani has been reported 111 Sri Lanka. In the present study, sera from 114 dogs in Sri Lanka were examined for antibodies to visceralizing Leishmania spp. Sera were tested by the canine immunochromatographic strip assays based on recombinant K39 antigen. Anti-Leishmania spp. antibodies were detectable in 1 of 114 (0.9%) dogs from Sri Lanka. Nonetheless, serological evidence suggests that leishmaniasis may be an emerging zoonosis in Sri Lanka.en
dc.description.sponsorshipBill and Melinda Gates Foundationen
dc.description.sponsorshipJohnson C. Smith Universityen
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dc.identifier.citationA. C. Rosypal, S. Tripp, C. Kinlaw, S. Hailemariam, R. R. Tidwell, D. S. Lindsay, R. P. V. J. Rajapakse, C. Sreekumar, and J. P. Dubey (2010). "Surveillance for Antibodies to Leishmania spp. in Dogs from Sri Lanka," Journal of Parasitology, Vol. 96, No. 1, pp. 230-231. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1645/GE-2288en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1645/ge-2288en
dc.identifier.issn0022-3395en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/49087en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1645/GE-2288en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Parasitologyen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subjectcanine visceral leishmaniasisen
dc.subjectcutaneous leishmaniasisen
dc.subjectvianniaen
dc.subjectbraziliensisen
dc.subjectinfantumen
dc.subjectreservoirsen
dc.subjectdonovanien
dc.subjectantigenen
dc.subjectparasitologyen
dc.titleSurveillance for Antibodies to Leishmania spp. in Dogs From Sri Lankaen
dc.title.serialJournal of Parasitologyen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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