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The Program for the Control of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Brazil: The Effect of the Systematic Euthanasia of Seropositive Dogs as a Single Control Action in Porteirinha, a Brazilian City with an Intense Transmission of Visceral Leishmaniasis
Background: Porteirinha is endemic for visceral leishmaniasis (VL), with intense disease transmission of the disease. We evaluated the impact of canine euthanasia as a single control measure on the incidence of VL in humans and canines. Methods: A prospective observational cohort study was carried o...
Autores principales: | França-Silva, João Carlos, Giunchetti, Rodolfo Cordeiro, Mariano, Reysla Maria da Silveira, Machado-Coelho, George Luiz Lins, Teixeira, Luciana de Almeida Silva, Barata, Ricardo Andrade, Michalsky, Érika Monteiro, Rocha, Marília Fonseca, Fortes-Dias, Consuelo Latorre, Dias, Edelberto Santos |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10460051/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37624020 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12081060 |
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