Improving the reference standard for the diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis: a challenge for current and future tests.
Ana Izabel Passarella TeixeiraDebora Marcolino SilvaTamires VitalNadjar NitzBruna Caroline de CarvalhoMariana HechtDiana OliveiraEdward OliveiraAna RabelloGustavo Adolfo Sierra RomeroPublished in: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz (2019)
We concluded that improving the sensitivity of serum testing for diagnosing asymptomatic dogs must constitute a priority in the process of developing new diagnostic tests to be used in the visceral leishmaniasis control program in Brazil.
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