Table 1 Combined results of the serological and molecular analyses performed to assess the contact of kennelled dogs to Leishmania parasites at the beginning and end of sand fly season
Diagnostic test | Sand fly season (n = 208) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ELISA | IFAT | Peripheral blood PCR | Conjunctival swab PCRa | Start, n (%) | End, n (%) |
− | − | − | − | 111 (53.4) | 92 (44.2) |
− | − | − | + | 0 (0) | 47 (22.6) |
− | − | + | − | 71 (34.1) | 24 (11.5) |
− | + | − | − | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
+ | − | − | − | 4 (1.9) | 5 (2.4) |
− | − | + | + | 0 (0) | 15 (7.2) |
− | + | − | + | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) |
− | + | + | − | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
+ | − | − | + | 0 (0) | 4 (1.9) |
+ | − | + | − | 8 (3.8) | 0 (0) |
+ | + | − | − | 8 (3.8) | 9 (4.3) |
− | + | + | + | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
+ | + | + | − | 6 2.9) | 6 (2.9) |
+ | + | − | + | 0 (0) | 4 (1.9) |
+ | − | + | + | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) |
+ | + | + | + | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |