Researchers in an endemic area of American Visceral Leishmaniasis followed 60 dogs over one year to study the disease's prevalence through serological, clinical, and parasitological testing. They found that while 41.7% of dogs were initially seropositive, by the end of the study 50% were seropositive, suggesting control measures need modification. Clinical symptoms were observed in some dogs but most showed no symptoms.

1. Dog Population in an Endemic Area Ketter Reinesberg VM I

2. Who did research? indirect immunofluorescent assay (IFA)

3. western blot (WB)

4. About the research 60 remaining dogs were followed up every two months, during one year

5. Despite the control program, all the serumpositive dogs among those 60 remained in the area during the follow-up

6. What did they tested? Leishmaniasis, a disease caused by several species of a protozoa of the genus Leishmania (Kinetoplatida: Trypanosomatidae).

7. It is academic in 88 countries where is human activity, parasite subpopulation and wild and domestic sand.

8. What was the aim of this research? The aim was to perform a serological, clinical, and parasitological follow-up of a dog population in an endemic area of American Visceral Leishmaniasis