Table 2.

Characteristics of articles included in the review of cutaneous leishmaniasis in domestic dogs, except laboratory results

Study	Country	Animals (n)	Leishmania species	Sample / Diagnostic Test
Longoni et al, 201110	Mexico	70	L. mexicana	Blood/ELISA**
			L. braziliensis	Western Blot
			L. panamensis
Lópes-Céspedes et al, 201222	Mexico	412	L. mexicana	Blood/ELISA**
			L. braziliensis	Western Blot
			L infantum	Culture
Oliveira, et al, 201123	Brazil	26	L. (V.) braziliensis
				Lesion material/ direct test
				Blood/PCR*

^*PCR: polymerase chain reaction;

^**ELISA: enzyme immunoassay.