São Paulo state, Brazil, was the location for a three-year investigation of canine visceral leishmaniasis in a non-endemic area. The dataset likely contains serological and molecular test results from 331 dog samples collected in 2015, 373 in 2016, and 347 in 2017, comparing DPP®, ELISA, IFA, and PCR methods. The research was conducted by Anaiá da Paixão Sevá.
Use Cases
- Compare the performance of serological diagnostic tests (DPP®, ELISA, IFA) based on the reported concordance rates.
- Analyze seroprevalence trends over three consecutive years (2015-2017) based on the sample counts and reported percentages.
- Evaluate the potential for false results in non-endemic areas based on the comparison of serological and molecular (PCR) test outcomes.
Strengths
- Multi-year longitudinal data covering 2015, 2016, and 2017.
- Comparison of multiple diagnostic methods (DPP®, ELISA, IFA, PCR) on the same samples.
- Specific sample counts provided for each year (331, 373, 347).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to paperswithcode, focusing on a single non-endemic area.
Provenance
- Source
- Anaiá da Paixão Sevá
- Collection Method
- Collection of dog samples and application of serological (DPP®, ELISA, IFA) and molecular (PCR) diagnostic tests.
- Time Range
- 2015-2017
- Geography
- A non-endemic area in São Paulo state, Brazil