Household risk factors associated with canine leishmaniasis in Fortaleza, northeastern Brazil: Environmental, social, dog characteristics, and exposure to canine <i>Ehrlichia</i> spp.

ABSTRACT: Canine leishmaniasis (CanL) and canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME) are enzootic in Brazil. Although studies have identified risk factors associated with Leishmania seropositivity, very few have combined environmental, social, and dog characteristics, including exposure to other vector-borne pathogens such as Ehrlichia canis, the primary agent of CME in Brazil. In this cross-sectional study, we assessed risk factors associated with Leishmania seropositivity in Fortaleza, Brazil, including dog characteristics, exposure to E. canis, family socioeconomic status, and environmental factors, using univariate chi-squared tests for independence and multivariable random forest models. Antibodies to Leishmania and Ehrlichia were assessed using a chromatograp

SUBMITTER: Leal-Lima A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12274297 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature