Table 2 Antibody recognition of L. infantum and L. braziliensis antigens by WB in sera of cats from Venezuela and Catalonia (Spain)
From: Clinical and diagnostic aspects of feline cutaneous leishmaniosis in Venezuela
WB band (kDa) | Leishmania braziliensis antigen | Leishmania infantum antigen | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total no. of cats (n = 38) | Endemic area Catalonia (n = 8) | Endemic area Venezuela (n = 30) | Total no. of cats (n = 38) | Endemic area Catalonia (n = 8) | Endemic area Venezuela (n = 30) | |||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
70 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
68 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
65 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
58 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
56 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
52 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
46 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
44 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
36 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 11 |
30 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 6 |
28 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
18 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
16 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 19 |
14 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
Total no. of bands | 91 | Â | 20 | Â | 71 | Â | 58 | Â | 23 | Â | 36 | Â |
Mean no. of bands | 3.9 | Â | 0.8 | Â | 3.0 | Â | 2.5 | Â | 1.5 | Â | 1 | Â |