High accuracy of an ELISA test based in a flagella antigen of Leishmania in serodiagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis with potential to improve the control measures in Brazil - A Phase II study.

• Main Authors: Lairton Souza Borja (Author), Lívia Brito Coelho (Author), Matheus Silva de Jesus (Author), Artur Trancoso Lopo de Queiroz (Author), Paola Alejandra Fiorani Celedon (Author), Nilson Ivo Tonin Zachin (Author), Edimilson Domingos Silva (Author), Antônio Gomes Pinto Ferreira (Author), Marco Aurélio Krieger (Author), Patrícia Sampaio Tavares Veras (Author), Deborah Bittencourt Mothé Fraga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Canine Visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is a serious public health problem, thus for its control, the Ministry of Health in Brazil recommends the rapid diagnosis and euthanasia of seropositive dogs in endemic areas. Therefore, our group had previously selected six recombinant proteins (rLci1,...