Tonini, Marco André LoureiroLemos, Elenice MoreiraReis, Alexandre BarbosaVital, Wendel CouraDias, Edelberto SantosDietze, Reynaldo2015-01-212015-01-212012TONINI, M. A. L. et al. First description of autochthonous canine visceral leishmaniasis in the metropolitan region of Vitória, State of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, v. 45, p. 754-756, 2012. Disponível em: <http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsbmt/v45n6/19.pdf>. Acesso em: 13 ago. 2014.0037-8682http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/4325Introduction: We investigated autochthonous canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) in the metropolitan region of Vitória (MRV), an area in which a human case was previously reported. Methods: Serological, parasitological, and molecular tests were performed in 201 dogs. Results: Twenty-six (13%) and 12 (6%) dogs were identified as positive using in-house enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and rK39 tests, respectively. Two dogs had a positive culture for Leishmania chagasi, and 4 were polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-positive for Leishmania spp. One positive dog belonged to the aforementioned patient. Conclusions: Although the responsible vector was not found, our results provide evidence of autochthonous CVL in the MRV, a non-endemic area for VL.en-USMetropolitan region of VitoriaLeishmaniasis visceral canineArtigo publicado em periodicoA Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical permite o depósito das versões pré-print e pós-print de um artigo. Permite remixagem, adaptação e nova criação a partir da obra para fins não comerciais desde que seja atribuído o crédito ao autor (CC BY-NC). Fonte: Diadorim <http://diadorim.ibict.br/handle/1/127>. Acesso em: 10 fev. 2020.http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822012000600019