TABLE 5.

Diagnostic follow-up of the 55 dogs positive for Leishmania infantum infection by one or more tests

Group and no. of dogs	Result by the indicated assay at the following times:
	November 2005				March 2006					March 2007
	IFAT	DS	ELISA	PCR	IFAT	DS	ELISA	Microscopy	PCR	IFAT	DS	ELISA	Microscopy	PCR
Group A (n = 28), parasitologically positive animals
15														+
4a				+					+
3				+					+					+
3				+
2													+	+
1								+	+
Group B (n = 18), serologically positive animals
5												+
2			+
2			+				+
3			+				+			+		+
1										+
1			+							+		+
1							+
1a			+							+
1										+		+
1	+				+	+				+		+
Group C (n = 9), parasitologically and serologically positive animals
2a										+			+
1a				+	+			+	+			+
1	+			+
1												+		+
1	+			+	+	+			+	db	d	d	d	d
1a			+	+	+	+	+		+	+	+	+	+	+
1a	+				+	+				+		+		+
1a								+		+			+

^aSingle animals which showed symptoms of leishmaniasis (i.e., dermatitis, lymphadenopathy, conjunctivitis, or skin ulcers) and/or hypergammaglobulinemia in each line.

^bd, dead animals.