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

• Autors principals: Guilherme L Werneck (Autor), Carlos H N Costa (Autor), Fernando Aécio Amorim de Carvalho (Autor), Maria do Socorro Pires e Cruz (Autor), James H Maguire (Autor), Marcia C Castro (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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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...