The effect of removing potentially infectious dogs on the numbers of canine Leishmania infantum infections in an endemic area with high transmission rates

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 966-971

  Grimaldi, Gabriel ^a   Teva, Antonio ^a   Santos, Claudiney B ^b   Ferreira, Adelson L ^b   Falqueto, Aloísio ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; IMMUNOASSAY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROCONVERSION;

EID: 84862177480     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0040     Document Type: Article

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