The prevalence of canine Leishmania infantum infection in western China detected by PCR and serological tests.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Canine leishmaniasis (CanL) is endemic in western China, resulting in important public health problem. It is essential to evaluate the prevalence of canine Leishmania infantum infection for designing control policy. In the present study we report for the first time prevalence of Leishmania infection in dogs living in Jiuzhaigou County (Sichuan Provence, China), which is not only an important endemic area of CanL but also a tourism scenic spot, detected by PCR, ELISA and dipstick test. The results could provide key information for designing control programs against canine and human leishmaniasis. In addition, the complete sequence of the Leishmania isolate from Sichuan Province has not been reported to date and we present the sequences of 116 base-pair (bp) fragment of th

SUBMITTER: Wang JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3101648 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature