Bezerra H S, Viana J R, Texeira M J, Chaves C S, Bastos de Araújo B, Lima Filho J H
Núcleo de Medicina Tropical/Departamento de Patologia e Medicina Legal da Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 1996 Mar-Apr;29(2):181-4. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86821996000200010.
In order to evaluate the aplicability of the Direct Agglutination Test (DAT) as a method of detection of the natural canine infection for Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, it was realized a study involving the serum of naive dogs from Serra de Baturite, Ceara State, an endemic area of cutaneous leishmaniasis, and others from Curitiba, Parana State, a non endemic area. The results indicate the possibility of using this sorologic test to the epidemiologic research of the infection in the reservoir host; in this case, the dog.
