www.leishmaniasis.info
PCR test now available http://www.aegis.com/pubs/atn/1988/ATN06002.html
Visible symptoms are:
Wounds that won't heal at the ears, nostrils, legs, pads and/or bottom, "cauliflower" nose, dermatitis with scabs most notable around the eyes, protruding crooked nails in damaged nail-beds, watery eyes, loss of weight, depression
information from
www.goedleven.be
WARNING:
We
are informed on a number of incidences of false test results by
"instant result" tests.
The PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test is named as an excellent
test.
PCR
test now available http://www.aegis.com/pubs/atn/1988/ATN06002.html
Note
AAP: We do not approve of killing dogs that can be
cured.
Leishmaniasis is
considered to be a contagious and dangerous disease which it is
NOT. False test results have a serious repercussion on the lives of
dogs. In many countries dogs with Leishmaniasis have to be killed.
Consequently dogs with false positive test results have been killed
too! Acting on false test results also leads to unnecessary
burdensome and costly treatment or no treatment for dogs that need
it. So it is very important to be sure before you
act.
The PCR (polymerase
chain reaction) test is named as an excellent test.The Witness test
is a generally used test for detection of Leishmaniasis amongst
other blood disorders. In case of a positive test result a second
test to verify the primary outcome and to define the basis for
treatment is needed.
To
eliminate false test results this should be done by a specified,
good laboratory. For practical purposes I.F.I. (Indirect Immuno
Fluorescence) is the best lab test, although more sophisticated
ones are also available.
For
the Iberian peninsula the lab of Dr. Echevarne in Barcelona is
named as the best for this second test. Barcelona Tel.: 935 040 100
Fax: 932 154 838
Director: Dr. Fernando Echevarne Horario: lunes a viernes:
6.00-21.00 h nbspsábado: 8.00-13.00 h
For
the north of Europe: Med. Lab. Marienhof MG in Germany fax: 0049
2161 819475.
Dutch laboratorium for
several types of bloodtests EVL;
European Veterinary
Laboratory Postbus 198 3440AD Woerden.
Tel.:
0348-412549 Fax: 0348-414626
Attention: dosis alopurinol twice a day
