Nasal, oral and ear swabs for canine visceral leishmaniasis diagnosis: new practical approaches for detection of Leishmania infantum DNA.

• Main Authors: Sidney de Almeida Ferreira (Author), Gregório Guilherme Almeida (Author), Soraia de Oliveira Silva (Author), Gabriela Peixoto Vogas (Author), Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara (Author), Antero Silva Ribeiro de Andrade (Author), Maria Norma Melo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential use of nasal, oral, and ear swabs for molecular diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) in an endemic urban area in Brazil.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Sixty-two naturally infected and t...