Canine serological survey and dog culling ant its relationship with human visceral leishmaniasis in an endemic urban area

Canine serological survey and dog culling ant its relationship with human visceral leishmaniasis in an endemic urban area

Abstract Background Visceral leishmaniasis is an important but neglected disease that is spreading and is highly lethal when left untreated. This study sought to measure the Leishmania infantum seroprevalence in dogs, the coverage of its control activities (identification of the canine reservoir by...

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Main Authors: Patricia Marques Moralejo Bermudi, Danielle Nunes Carneiro Castro Costa, Caris Maroni Nunes, Jose Eduardo Tolezano, Roberto Mitsuyoshi Hiramoto, Lilian Aparecida Colebrusco Rodas, Rafael Silva Cipriano, Marta Blangiardo, Francisco Chiaravalloti-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Visceral leishmaniasis
Ecological study
Control measures
Brazil
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05125-0

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