| canine visceral leishmaniasis in são josé de ribamar, maranhão state, brazil. | here, we describe the situation of canine visceral leishmaniasis in two villages of são josé de ribamar in maranhão state/brazil, where human cases have been registered. blood samples of 36 household crossbred dogs from sergio tamer village and 43 dogs from quinta village were collected and the serum used for serological diagnosis. an indirect fluorescent antibody test (ifat) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) were used to detect antibodies against leishmania. the clinical examination ... | 2005 | 15967576 |