Predictive factors for Leishmania infantum infection in dogs examined at a veterinary teaching hospital in Teresina, State of Piauí, Brazil

Predictive factors for Leishmania infantum infection in dogs examined at a veterinary teaching hospital in Teresina, State of Piauí, Brazil

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: In Brazil, culling of seropositive dogs is one of the recommended strategies to control visceral leishmaniasis. Since infectiousness is correlated with clinical signs, control measures targeting symptomatic dogs could be more effective. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was...

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Main Authors: Marcus Vinicius Gouvêa, Ivete Lopes Mendonça, Maria do Socorro Pires e Cruz, Carlos Henrique Nery Costa, José Ueleres Braga, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2016-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Canine
Control measures
Visceral leishmaniasis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000100107&lng=en&tlng=en

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