| Literature DB >> 30554966 |
Filipe Dantas-Torres1, Guadalupe Miró2, Dwight D Bowman3, Luigi Gradoni4, Domenico Otranto5.
Abstract
Visceral leishmaniasis, caused by Leishmania infantum, is a zoonosis, and culling seropositive dogs has been recommended to control the disease in some endemic countries. However, no scientific evidence supports the effectiveness of this strategy to reduce the incidence of visceral leishmaniasis. Economic and ethical issues concerning dog culling are discussed.Entities:
Keywords: Leishmania infantum; canine leishmaniosis; control; culling; dogs; pyrethroids; zoonosis
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30554966 DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2018.11.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Parasitol ISSN: 1471-4922