Abstract
Dogs are the main reservoir of Leishmania infantum and in some countries have been regularly culled as part of government policy to control visceral leishmaniasis. At the 13th Symposium of the Companion Vector-Borne Diseases World Forum in Windsor, UK, March 19-22, 2018, we consolidated a consensus statement regarding the usefulness of dog culling as a means of controlling visceral leishmaniasis. The statement highlighted the futility of culling infected dogs, whether healthy or sick, as a measure to control the domestic reservoir of L. infantum and reduce the risk for visceral leishmaniasis.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | E1-E4 |
Journal | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:F.D.-T. received a research fellowship from CNPq (Bolsa de Produtividade; grant no. 313118/2018-3). C.M. has the support of the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia/Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior (Investigator Starting Grant IF/01302/2015).
Funding Information:
We thank Bayer Animal Health for organizing and facilitating our discussion at the 13th Symposium of the CVBD World Forum. F.D.-T. received a research fellowship from CNPq (Bolsa de Produtividade; grant no. 313118/2018-3). C.M. has the support of the Funda??o para a Ci?ncia e Tecnologia/Minist?rio da Ci?ncia, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior (Investigator Starting Grant IF/01302/2015).
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