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This method was coupled with lateral flow (LF) reading with the naked eye to be adapted as a point-of-care test. The <jats:italic>L. infantum<\/jats:italic> RPA-LF had an analytical sensitivity similar to real time-PCR, detecting DNA of 0.1 parasites spiked in dog blood, which was equivalent to 40 parasites\/mL. There was no cross amplification with dog or human DNA or with <jats:italic>Leishmania braziliensis<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Leishmania amazonensis<\/jats:italic>, or <jats:italic>Trypanosoma cruzi<\/jats:italic>. The test also amplified <jats:italic>Leishmania donovani<\/jats:italic> strains (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 7). In a group of clinically normal dogs (<jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic> = 30), RPA-LF detected more subclinical infections than rK39 strip test, a standard serological method (50% versus 13.3% positivity, respectively; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.005). Also, RPA-LF detected <jats:italic>L. infantum<\/jats:italic> in noninvasive mucosal samples of dogs with a sensitivity comparable to blood samples. This novel molecular test may have a positive impact in leishmaniasis control programs.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.15-0145","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,8,4]],"date-time":"2015-08-04T02:36:39Z","timestamp":1438655799000},"page":"970-975","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":32,"title":["A Novel Molecular Test to Diagnose Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis at the Point of Care"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"93","author":[{"given":"Alejandro","family":"Castellanos-Gonzalez","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Omar 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