Culling Dogs in Scenarios of Imperfect Control: Realistic Impact on the Prevalence of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Costa, Danielle N C C ^a   Codeço, Cláudia T ^a   Silva, Moacyr A ^b   Werneck, Guilherme L ^c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FUNDAÇÃO GETÚLIO VARGAS   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; COST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HEALTH PROGRAM; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 84883443228     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002355     Document Type: Article

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