Culling dogs in scenarios of imperfect control: realistic impact on the prevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis.

Culling dogs in scenarios of imperfect control: realistic impact on the prevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis.

BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis belongs to the list of neglected tropical diseases and is considered a public health problem worldwide. Spatial correlation between the occurrence of the disease in humans and high rates of canine infection suggests that in the presence of the vector, canine viscer...

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Main Authors: Danielle N C C Costa, Cláudia T Codeço, Moacyr A Silva, Guilherme L Werneck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3738479?pdf=render

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