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

• Главные авторы: Danielle N C C Costa (Автор), Cláudia T Codeço (Автор), Moacyr A Silva (Автор), Guilherme L Werneck (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...