The Rapid Test Based on Leishmania infantum Chimeric rK28 Protein Improves the Diagnosis of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis by Reducing the Detection of False-Positive Dogs.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Deborah Bittencourt Mothé Fraga (लेखक), Luciano Vasconcellos Pacheco (लेखक), Lairton Souza Borja (लेखक), Pétala Gardênia da Silva Estrela Tuy (लेखक), Leila Andrade Bastos (लेखक), Manuela da Silva Solcà (लेखक), Leila Denise Alves Ferreira Amorim (लेखक), Patrícia Sampaio Tavares Veras (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) has spread to many urban centers worldwide. Dogs are considered the main reservoir of VL, because canine cases often precede the occurrence of human cases. Detection and euthanasia of serologically positive dogs is one of the primary VL control measures utilized in some c...