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1 February 2010 Seroprevalence of Canine Leishmaniasis and American Trypanosomiasis in Dogs from Grenada, West Indies
Alexa C. Rosypal, Shanesha Tripp, Christopher Kinlaw, R. N. Sharma, D. Stone, J. P. Dubey
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Abstract

Canine leishmaniasis and American trypanosomiasis (AT) are caused by related hemoflagellated parasites, Leishmania spp. and Trypanosoma cruzi, which share several common host species. Dogs are reservoirs for human infections by both pathogens. We determined the prevalence of antibodies to Leishmania spp. and T. cruzi in dogs from Grenada, West Indies. We examined 70 dog sera using the qualitative immunochromatographic dipstick tests (ICTs) based on recombinant antigens specific for visceral leishmaniasis and AT. Antibodies to visceral Leishmania were not detected in Grenadian dogs by ICT. Using the canine dipsticks for AT, antibodies to T. cruzi were determined in 3 (4.3%) of the 70 dogs. Results from this study indicate that dogs in Grenada are exposed in low levels to T. cruzi, but not to visceral Leishmania spp. at all.

Alexa C. Rosypal, Shanesha Tripp, Christopher Kinlaw, R. N. Sharma, D. Stone, and J. P. Dubey "Seroprevalence of Canine Leishmaniasis and American Trypanosomiasis in Dogs from Grenada, West Indies," Journal of Parasitology 96(1), 228-229, (1 February 2010). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-2238.1
Published: 1 February 2010
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