Effectiveness of insecticide spraying and culling of dogs on the incidence of Leishmania infantum infection in humans: a cluster randomized trial in Teresina, Brazil.

• Main Authors: Guilherme L Werneck (Author), Carlos H N Costa (Author), Fernando Aécio Amorim de Carvalho (Author), Maria do Socorro Pires e Cruz (Author), James H Maguire (Author), Marcia C Castro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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To evaluate the effect of insecticide spraying for vector control and elimination of infected dogs on the incidence of human infection with L. infantum, a randomized community intervention trial was carried out in the city of Teresina, Brazil.Within each of ten localities in the city, four blocks we...