The NovaTec VetLine Leishmania ELISA is intended for the qualitative determination of antibodies against Leishmania in veterinary serum.

VetLine LeishmaniaThe Veterinary Product Line of NovaTec

MAIN FEATURES• Ready-to-use and colour coded reagents• Standardized procedures• Includes Negative Control, Cut-off Control, and Positive Control• Objective result interpretation in contrast to IFT• Diagnostic Sensitivity: 95.80% ; Diagnostic Specificity: 95.43%• Widely used in Labchains• Easy to use on automated systems• Long shelf-life

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Leishmaniasis is an infectious disease transmitted by sand flies and caused by various species of Leishmania. The parasites can infect both humans and canines, and the resulting condition is known as visceral leishmaniasis. The disease is particularly common in Mediterranean basin (e.g., Italy, Spain and Portugal), the Balkans, central and southwest Asia, north and northwest China, north and sub-Saharan Africa, and parts of Central and South America. The domestic dog seems to be the main reservoir for human visceral leishmaniasis, rendering disease control even more vital.

Clinical manifestations in dogs include chronic wasting, epistaxis, diarrhea, conjunctivitis, ocular alterations, severe muscle atrophy, swollen limbs and joints, lameness, lymphadenopathy, polyarthritis, and protein-losing nephropathy, which may lead to renal failure. Assessment of renal function in all infected dogs is critical.

VetLine LeishmaniaThe Veterinary Product Line of NovaTec

• Bolukbas CS, et al. 2016. Evidence of Leishmania spp. antibodies and DNA in dogs in the Middle Black Sea Region of Turkey. Ankara Üniv Vet Fak Derg, 63, 111-114, 2016

• Melendez-Lazo A, et al. 2019. Clonality testing in the lymph nodes from dogs with lymphadenomegaly due to Leishmania infantum infection. PLoS ONE 14(12): e0226336. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226336

• Mendoza Roldan J, et al. 2020. Leishmania infantum and Diroflaria immitis infections in Italy, 2009–2019: changing distribution patterns. Parasites Vectors, 13:193. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04063-9

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Ordering information

LEIVT0310VetLine Leishmania

Product Description Order No.

96 tests

Format

Canine

Species

Data source: University of Guelph. Centre for Public Health & Zoonoses, Ontario (Canada). http://www.wormsandgermsblog.com

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Status of canine leishmaniasis worldwide