[Dog replacement in an area endemic for visceral leishmaniasis].
This study aimed to estimate the dog replacement rate in an area endemic for visceral leishmaniasis, in which slaughter of seropositive animals was indicated as a control measure, and to evaluate the reasons why new animals were or were not acquired. The animals were replaced in 44.5% of the cases, and this was done mainly because of the need for a companion or guard dog. The main reason for not replacing the dog was fear of visceral leishmaniasis.
Andrade
Andréa Maria
AM
Centro de Controle de Zoonoses, Secretaria de Saúde e Higiene Pública, Prefeitura Municipal de Araçatuba, Araçatuba, SP.
Queiroz
Luzia Helena
LH
Nunes
Gilson Ricardo
GR
Perri
Sílvia Helena Venturoli
SH
Nunes
Cáris Maroni
CM
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*