Revue Méd Vét · 2000 · 14 citations · 20 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesVeterinary ParasitologyDiagnostic ParasitologyParasite EpidemiologyVeterinary Parasitic DiseasesAntigen Detection AssaysParasitic Disease DiagnosisParasitic Disease PathogenesisParasitic DiseasesVeterinary ImmunologyZoonotic Parasitic DiseasesCanine ParasitologyImmunofluorescence AssaysImmunofluorescence DiagnosisImmunofluorescence StainingLeishmaniasis PathogenesisLeishmaniasis PathologyParasite Antibody DetectionVeterinary Parasitology Diagnostics
SUMMARY The variation of the anti-Leishmania antibodies titres in a cohort of 46 dogs were studied in two areas in northern Morocco during the period (from July 1996 to July1997) by using the immunofluorescence test (IFAT) and counter-immunoelectrophoresis (CIEP). The 46 dogs had titres ≥ 100 and showed specific anti-L.infantum bands by CIEP. Dogs were divided in three groups : group 1 included 20 dogs which produced high antibody titres (titre ≥ 800) and developed clinical and fatal canine leishmaniasis. Group 2 had 16 dogs with low titres following infection and which remained asymptomatic during the period of follow up. In group 3, the titres ≥ 100 of 10 animals decreased to 50 and became negative by the end of the study. The disease was more prevalent in older dogs than in younger ones.
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