Current status and management of canine leishmaniasis in Latin America

M Marcondes, MJ Day - Research in Veterinary Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Latin America encompasses diverse geographical, cultural and socio-economic conditions,
which are reflected in the challenges for infectious disease control in the region. One of the …

A brief review on the strategy of developing SPR-based biosensors for application to the diagnosis of neglected tropical diseases

DEP Souto, J Volpe, CC Gonçalves, CHI Ramos… - Talanta, 2019 - Elsevier
The phenomenon of surface plasmon resonance (SPR) through optical sensors was
developed from initial studies involving excitation of surface plasmons on metallic …

Comparative evaluation of the DPP® CVL rapid test for canine serodiagnosis in area of visceral leishmaniasis

MD Laurenti, MV de Santana Leandro Jr… - Veterinary …, 2014 - Elsevier
We investigated the performance of the DPP® canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) rapid
test, a novel immunochromatographic assay launched by BioManguinhos (Brazil), which …

Impedimetric immunosensor for rapid and simultaneous detection of Chagas and visceral leishmaniasis for point of care diagnosis

TAR Cordeiro, HR Martins, DL Franco… - Biosensors and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, a dual detection system based on an impedimetric immunosensor was
developed for the first time for the simultaneous detection of anti-Trypanosoma cruzi and anti …

Evaluation of change in canine diagnosis protocol adopted by the visceral leishmaniasis control program in Brazil and a new proposal for diagnosis

W Coura-Vital, HG Ker, BM Roatt… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The techniques used for diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) in Brazil ELISA
and IFAT have been extensively questioned because of the accuracy of these tests. A recent …

The Rapid Test Based on Leishmania infantum Chimeric rK28 Protein Improves the Diagnosis of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis by Reducing the Detection of False …

DBM Fraga, LV Pacheco, LS Borja… - PLoS neglected …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) has spread to many urban centers worldwide. Dogs are
considered the main reservoir of VL, because canine cases often precede the occurrence of …

SPR analysis of the interaction between a recombinant protein of unknown function in Leishmania infantum immobilised on dendrimers and antibodies of the visceral …

DEP Souto, AM Fonseca, JTC Barragan… - Biosensors and …, 2015 - Elsevier
In this work, an SPR immunosensor was developed to elucidate the reaction kinetics
between a protein of unknown function in Leishmania infantum (hypothetical C1 protein) …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the factors associated with Leishmania infantum infection in dogs in Brazil

VS Belo, CJ Struchiner, GL Werneck, DS Barbosa… - Veterinary …, 2013 - Elsevier
The risk factors associated with canine visceral leishmaniosis (CVL) in Brazil are unclear
and controversial. The objectives of this systematic review and meta-analysis were to …

[HTML][HTML] Validation of the Dual-path Platform chromatographic immunoassay (DPP® CVL rapid test) for the serodiagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis

FB Figueiredo, TCB Vasconcelos… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
BACKGROUND Visceral leishmaniasis is a major public health challenge in South America,
and dogs are its main urban reservoir. OBJECTIVE Validation of the canine Dual-path …

Comorbid infections induce progression of visceral leishmaniasis

AJ Toepp, GRG Monteiro, JFV Coutinho, AL Lima… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a vector borne zoonotic disease endemic in
humans and dogs in Brazil. Due to the increased risk of human infection secondary to the …