Modeling the impact of xenointoxication in dogs to halt Trypanosoma cruzi transmission.

<h4>Background</h4>Chagas disease, a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, affects millions in the Americas. Dogs are important reservoirs of the parasite. Under laboratory conditions, canine treatment with the systemic insecticide fluralaner demonstrated efficacy i...

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Main Authors: Jennifer L Rokhsar, Brinkley Raynor, Justin Sheen, Neal D Goldstein, Michael Z Levy, Ricardo Castillo-Neyra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-05-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011115