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In this study, was evaluated the\nantileishmanial IgG antibody and epidemiological factors related to canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL).<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Sera samples obtained by venipuncture of 1,426 dogs living in areas of human visceral leishmaniasis occurrence\nwere tested for detection of IgG anti-<jats:italic>leishmania<\/jats:italic> antibodies with Immunofluorescence Antibody Assay (IFA) and Enzyme\nLinked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). Chi-square (x<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>) and Odds Ratio (OR) were calculated. Differences were\nconsidered statistically significant at <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u22640.05.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p> The overall seroprevalence was 10.30% (147\/1,426); prevalence increased when the samples were found to be\npositive at least for one technique ([417\/1,426] 29.3%). The high percentage of seroprevalence was observed in Nova\nRep\u00fablica (15.35%), Nova Natal I (12.7%) and Lagoa Azul (11.4%) neighborhoods. In the Planalto, Soledade and Brasil\nNovo, the infection rates ranged from 7.5 at 8.06%. (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>=0.00051). There was neither statistically significant difference\nbetween leishmanial infection nor clinical signs of disease (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>=0.84; OR=1.0 [0.41; 2.3]), sex (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>=0.78, OR=0.94 [0.66;\n1.28]); and breed (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>=0.92; OR=1.0 [0.65; 1.54]) were observed.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>\n                <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The RESULTS suggest that CVL is widely distributed in Natal, may be increasingly urbanizing and will spread\nthrough neighborhoods but not endemic, resulting in a serious public health problem, emphasizing the need for\nepidemiological studies to a greater understanding of the distribution of canine leishmaniasis in these specific areas and\ncontribute proactively to the public health policies.<\/jats:p>\n                <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2174\/1874285801509010043","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,4,24]],"date-time":"2019-04-24T04:04:41Z","timestamp":1556078681000},"page":"43-47","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2174\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Seroepidemiological Survey of Canine Leishmania Infections from Peripheral Areas in Natal, Northeast Brazil"],"prefix":"10.2174","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Isabelle Ribeiro","family":"Barbosa","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Francisco Canind\u00e9","family":"Carlota","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Valter Ferreira de","family":"Andrade-Neto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"965","reference":[{"key":"refR1","unstructured":"Secretaria de Vigil\u00e2ncia \u00e0 sa\u00fade Manual de vigil\u00e2ncia e controle da Leishmaniose visceral.  1st ed. \n                Bras\u00edlia: Minist\u00e9rio da Sa\u00fade 2006."},{"key":"refR2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2941","DOI":"10.1590\/S0102-311X2008001200024","volume":"24","author":"Maia-Elkhoury A.N.","year":"2008","unstructured":"Maia-Elkhoury AN, Alves WA, Sousa-Gomes ML, Sena JM, Luna EA. \n                Visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil: trends and challenges. \n                Cad Saude Publica  \n                2008; \n                24\n                (12)\n                : 2941-7.","journal-title":"Cad. 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