Efficacies of insecticide dog collars against visceral leishmaniasis in low and high-income areas and the effects for non-collared neighbor dogs

• Published in: Acta tropica Vol. 235; p. 106626
• Main Authors: Matsumoto, Patricia Sayuri Silvestre, Taniguchi, Helena Hilomi, Pereira, Virgínia Bodelão Richini, Hiramoto, Roberto Mitsuyoshi, Seviero Rampazzi, Karla Letícia, de Raeffray Barbosa, José Eduardo, Puci Neto, Roldão Antonio, Camprigher, Valéria Medina, de Barros Cortez, Luiz Ricardo Paes, Rahaman, Khan Rubayet, Novak, Mathew, Tolezano, José Eduardo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2022
• Subjects: Deltamethrin-impregnated collars (DMC); Dogs; Geoprocessing; Inequality; Insecticide collars; Low-income; Neglected diseases; Public health; Spatial analysis; Surveillance; Deltamethrin-impregnated collars (DMC); Geoprocessing; Neglected diseases; Surveillance; Low-income; Dogs; Spatial analysis; Insecticide collars; Public health; Inequality

•4% Deltamethrin-Impregnated Collared (DMC) dogs were successfully protected (63%) against canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) compared to control dogs.•DMC showed higher efficacy in low-income areas (76%) than in the high-income ones (45%).•There is no indirect protection of DMC for non-collared do...