title: [Dog replacement in an area endemic for visceral leishmaniasis].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Controle de Zoonoses, Secretaria de Saúde e Higiene Pública, Prefeitura Municipal de Araçatuba, Araçatuba, SP.
authors.forename: Andréa Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: Luzia Helena
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Queiroz
authors.forename: Gilson Ricardo
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: Sílvia Helena Venturoli
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Perri
authors.forename: Cáris Maroni
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Nunes
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*