Phase II validation study of the rK39 ELISA prototype for the diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil

• Main Authors: Fernanda Alvarenga Cardoso Medeiros (Author), Job Alves de Souza Filho (Author), José Ronaldo Barbosa (Author), Lucas Edel Donato (Author), Fabiano Borges Figueiredo (Author), Guilherme Loureiro Werneck (Author), Gustavo Fontes Paz (Author), Mayerson Thompson (Author), Andreza Pain Marcelino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: Dogs are the main reservoirs in the domestic transmission cycle of visceral leishmaniasis, and the diagnosis is essential for the effectiveness of the control measures recommended by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. We assessed the diagnostic performance of the ELISA-Vetlisa/BIOCLIN proto...