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

• Main Authors: Danielle N C C Costa (Author), Cláudia T Codeço (Author), Moacyr A Silva (Author), Guilherme L Werneck (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...