Clinical and epidemiological characterization of leishmaniasis in dogs in São Paulo State

Authors

  • Cauê Pereira Toscano Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Clínica Médica, São Paulo, SP
  • Claudio Nazaretian Rossi Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Clínica Médica, São Paulo, SP
  • Vítor Márcio Ribeiro Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas, Betim, MG
  • Marcia Dalastra Laurenti Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Patologia, Laboratório de Investigações Médicas, São Paulo, SP
  • Carlos Eduardo Larsson Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Clínica Médica, São Paulo, SP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-3659.v50i2p121-128

Keywords:

Leishmania sp, Dog, Epidemiology, Diagnosis

Abstract

The occurrence of visceral or cutaneous canine leishmaniasis cases among dermatophatic dogs admitted to the veterinary teaching hospital School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry - University of São Paulo from 1997 to 2008 was retrospectively characterized. For the diagnosis of 427 animals, serological (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Indirect Immunofluorescence and/or Complement Fixation), parasitological and molecular (Polymerase Chain Reaction) tests were performed, which resulted in 117 (27.4%) confirmed positive cases. Of these, 96 (82.1%) were pure breed dogs and the others 21 (17.9%) were cross breed, being 57 (48.7%) females and 60 (51.3%) males. In terms of age, 26 (22.2%) were younger than 36 months, 48 (41%) were between 36 and 84 months, and 43 (36.8%) were older than seven years old. Sixty-four (54.7%) dogs were considered oligosymptomatic, 44 (37.6%) symptomatic, and the remaining nine (7.7%) asymptomatic. The main clinical findings were, in descending order, dermal lesions, lymphadenopathy, anemia, dysorexia, prostration and splenomegaly. As for hematological disorders, relative and absolute lymphopenia was the most important findings. Ninety-six (82.1%) of the positive animals correspond to allochthonus cases from São Paulo municipality.

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Published

2013-04-19

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How to Cite

Clinical and epidemiological characterization of leishmaniasis in dogs in São Paulo State. (2013). Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science, 50(2), 121-128. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-3659.v50i2p121-128