Avaliaçäo do teste de aglutinaçäo direta na detecçäo da infecçäo por Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis em possíveis reservatórios de leishmaniose tegumentar americana no estado do Ceará / Evaluation of the direct agglutination test for detecting of the Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis infection reservoir hosts of american cutaneous leishmaniasis in the State of Ceará

In order to evaluate the aplicability of the Direct Agglutination Test (DAT) as a method of detection of the natural canine infection for Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, it was realized a study involving the serum of naive dogs from Serra de Baturite, Ceara State, an endemic area of cutaneous leishmaniasis, and others from Curitiba, Parana State, a non endemic area. The results indicate the possibility of using this sorologic test to the epidemiologic research of the infection in the reservoir host; in this case, the dog.