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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0124-0064</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Salud Pública]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. salud pública]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0124-0064</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Salud Publica, Facultad de Medicina - Universidad Nacional de Colombia]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0124-00642021000500009</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15446/rsap.v23n5.97799</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Características clínico-epidemiológicas de leishmaniasis visceral canina en un área endémica de Paraguay]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Clinical-epidemiological characteristics of visceral leishmaniasis in dogs from an endemic area in Paraguay]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[González-Brítez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nilsa]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Benítez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sheyla]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ferreira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ortiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Analía]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Estigarribia]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gladys]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ruoti]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mónica]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ San Lorenzo]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú Asociación de Funcionarios ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Caaguazú ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú Asociación de Funcionarios ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Coronel Oviedo]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af6">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú Asociación de Funcionarios ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Coronel Oviedo]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af7">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú Asociación de Funcionarios ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Coronel Oviedo]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>23</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0124-00642021000500009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0124-00642021000500009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0124-00642021000500009&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Objetivo Describir las características clínico-epidemiológicas asociadas a la transmisión de leishmaniosis visceral canina en un área endémica del departamento de Caaguazú, Paraguay.  Materiales y Métodos El estudio fue descriptivo observacional, de corte transversal. Se evaluaron 324 caninos seleccionados de 110 viviendas. Se realizó el examen clínico; se obtuvo aspirado de ganglio para el examen directo y muestra de sangre para la posterior detección de anticuerpos anti-Leishmania revelados en tiras inmunocromatográfias.  Resultados El 4,9% de la población canina dio positivo con antígeno recombinante rK39. Por la técnica de tinción con Giemsa, se obtuvo 4,3% de canes positivos, de los cuales 37,5% presentaron signos clínicos evidentes. Los signos más frecuentes encontrados en los perros infectados fueron adelgazamiento, onicogrifosis y alopecia (25%). La seroprevalencia fue mayor en perros entre 2 y 4 años de raza mestiza.  Conclusiones Los signos clínicos presentes confirmaron la infección parasitaria y el hallazgo indica el rol de los caninos en la epidemiologia de la leishmaniosis en Caaguazú, así como el riesgo que representan para la transmisión. Los resultados obtenidos podrían ayudar a formular un sistema de monitoreo y contribuir con la vigilancia de la leishmaniosis canina en la zona.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Objective To describe the clinical-epidemiological characteristics associated with the transmission of visceral leishmaniasis in dogs in an endemic area from Caaguazú department, Paraguay.  Materials and Methods Cross-sectional study that included 324 dogs from 110 houses. Clinical examination was performed; ganglion aspirate was obtained for direct exa-mination and blood sample for further detection of anti-Leishmania antibodies by rk39 recombinant antigen immunochromatographic strips.  Results 4.9% of the canine population resulted positive for rk39 recombinant antigen. By the Giemsa staining technique, 4.3% of positive dogs were obtained, of which 37.5% presented evident clinical signs. The most frequent signs found in infected dogs were thinning, onychogryphosis and alopecia (25%). Seroprevalence was higher in mixed breed dogs between 2 and 4 years old.  Conclusion The clinical signs confirmed the parasitic infection, and the finding indicates the role of canines in the epidemiology of leishmaniasis in Caaguazú as well as the risk that they represent for transmission. These results may help to formulate a monitoring system and contribute to the surveillance of canine leishmaniasis in the zone.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Leishmaniasis visceral]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[canidae]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[epidemiología]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Paraguay (fuente: DeCS, BIREME)]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Visceral leishmaniasis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[canidae]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[epidemiology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Paraguay (source: MeSH, NLM)]]></kwd>
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